TWO sex offenders are hauled back to court every week in the North-East and North Yorkshire for failing to register properly with the police, it was revealed yesterday.

In a 12-month period, 105 offenders were convicted or cautioned for not registering their new addresses or pseudonyms.

Most were in the Northumbria force area (73), although there were also breaches in North Yorkshire (17), Durham (12) and on Teesside (3).

The figures were released a day after a leading children's charity demanded £25m to ensure paedophiles were properly monitored in the community.

But the Home Office insisted the high number of breaches detected proved that surveillance measures were working well.

Since 2001, sex and violent offenders released from prison are monitored by Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements, bringing together police, probation and social services.

Annual reports released yesterday revealed there were 1,865 registered sex offenders living in the North-East and North Yorkshire at the end of March this year.

The highest number was in Northumbria (851), followed by Teesside (393), North Yorkshire (315) and County Durham (306).

Teesside has the most sex offenders compared to its population - 71 per 100,000 people, compared to Northumbria (60), County Durham (50) and North Yorkshire (42).

With 31, Northumbria had the highest number of the most dangerous offenders - who may be secretly watched - followed by County Durham (5), Teesside (5) and North Yorkshire (3). It imposed 26 sexual offences prevention orders, compared to County Durham (12), Teesside (4) and North Yorkshire (4).

They are civil orders preventing offenders going near children, near a school or possessing a home computer. A breach can result in a five-year jail term.

The NSPCC criticised the home office for closely monitoring only offenders it considered the most dangerous.

Last year, the number of these co-called "critical few" offenders fell by 31 per cent across the country to 1,478.

Teesside's report revealed that two offences were committed by registered offenders - one by a violent offender and one of a sexual nature.

Detective chief Inspector Mark Braithwaite said: "Each individual is subject to a robust assessment process. We know where they live and we regularly monitor them."