Boris Johnson brings forward plans to change the law so paedophiles who refuse to identify victims will face more severe restrictions when they are released from prison

• The plans come after public outrage over the case of Vanessa George
• She refused to identify victims and has been released after only ten years 
• The proposed changes have been called ‘Helen’s Law’, after Helen McCourt

The proposed changes have been called ‘Helen’s Law’, after Helen McCourt, the 22-year-old insurance clerk who was murdered in 1988

Boris Johnson is bringing forward plans to change the law so that paedophiles who refuse to identify their victims will face serious restrictions on their terms for release from prison.

In a bill to be introduced in next month’s Queens Speech, plans to penalise uncooperative criminals will be extended to cover the serious sexual assault of children.

The plans come after public outrage over the case of Vanessa George, who sexually assaulted children as young as 18 months old in the Plymouth nursery where she worked. 

Despite refusing to reveal which toddlers she had attacked, the 49-year-old was released from prison after just ten years.

The proposed changes have been called ‘Helen’s Law’, after Helen McCourt, the 22-year-old insurance clerk who was murdered in 1988.

Her killer Ian Simms has not revealed the location of her remains.

The move comes after the Prime Minister ordered an urgent review of the sentencing for the most serious violent and sexual offenders. 

A Downing Street source said last night: ‘There have been too many sickening cases where prolific paedophiles have been uncooperative – with the police sometimes left unable to identify which children were victimised.

‘This causes significant additional anxiety and distress to hundreds of families.

‘Under these changes, murderers and those who abuse children will face a higher bar when they come to be considered for release.’

The move comes after the Prime Minister ordered an urgent review of the sentencing for the most serious violent and sexual offenders

The source added: ‘Child abuse leaves scars on victims and families which last a lifetime.

‘And the fact victims can be so young, that they aren’t identified and that have no voice to speak out, is sickening.

‘We owe it to them to ensure these crimes don’t remain hidden and we will be taking steps to ensure the criminals who hurt children cannot walk free without disclosing the identity of their victims.

‘This will not take away the hurt they have caused, but extending the suffering of families cannot be tolerated’.

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