2.6 Clause 20 of the Bill, as introduced into Parliament, deals with the supervision of dangerous sexual offenders and provides, among others, that a court that has convicted a person of a sexual offence can declare such a person to be a dangerous sexual offender if that person has more than one conviction for a sexual offence, if the sexual offence in question was accompanied by violence or if the person has been convicted of a sexual offence against a child. In such a case the court can order, as part of the sentence, that when the offender is released from prison after serving part of his or her sentence, he or she be placed under long term supervision by an appropriate person for a period of not less than five years. The Committee raised a number of questions regarding this provision, among others, the following: (i) What are the financial implications? (ii) Are statistics available about recidivists? (iii) Have the constitutional implications of this provision been addressed adequately? (iv) Why is a clause of this nature necessary and what is the mischief it aims to address? The Committee requests the Department to look into the issues raised and to revert to it as soon as circumstances permit.