In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 49-year-old Nicholas Glen Laloo—formerly of Queens Road, Newbury—was convicted of repeatedly breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) by picking up young girls in his vehicle. Laloo, who has 46 previous convictions and has previously served a 12-year sentence for rape, appeared at Reading Crown Court where he admitted to the breaches just as his trial was set to begin. It was reported that the investigation established Laloo was twice caught by police with school-age girls in his car without the required disclosure being made to their parents.
The investigation established that Laloo’s history of “predatory” behaviour included harassing a 15-year-old girl by persistently meeting her after school and offering her “secret treats” for her 16th birthday. The prosecution reported that he had also been convicted of following three other girls on separate occasions, attempting to incite them into his vehicle and causing them to fear violence. Reading Crown Court heard that Laloo’s latest breaches involved him carrying young girls in his car while actively evading the supervision of the Police Public Protection Unit.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Laloo had a history of trying to bypass monitoring, including a 2015 incident where he was discovered by police in a panel van at a secluded spot in Newbury during the early hours. The investigation established that on that occasion, he had failed to notify his public protection officer of the vehicle’s details, a mandatory requirement of his SHPO. The prosecution reported that his most recent actions—transporting children without parental knowledge of his background—represented a “significant and dangerous” escalation in risk.
Judge-led proceedings at Reading Crown Court concluded with Judge Ian Grainger ordering comprehensive pre-sentence reports to assess the full extent of the danger Laloo poses to the community. For his actions in Newbury and Theale and his “persistent refusal” to comply with court orders, he was identified as a priority offender for the Thames Valley Police Public Protection Unit. The judge warned Laloo that his extensive criminal record and the nature of these breaches made a return to custody the “obvious” sentencing outcome.
Status and Statutory Requirements
For the records reported in West Berkshire and Reading, the status of Nicholas Glen Laloo as of April 10, 2026, was as follows:
- Custodial Status: SERVING / UNDER POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION (Sentenced following 2018 breaches; currently managed as a high-risk offender).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active for LIFE.
- SHPO Status: Subject to a LIFELONG Sexual Harm Prevention Order (Including absolute bans on being alone with minors and mandatory vehicle registration notification).
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barring List (Indefinite ban on working with children or vulnerable adults).
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Rape; Multiple breaches of SHPO/SOPO; Harassment; Inciting a child into a vehicle).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Reading Crown Court; monitored by Thames Valley Police.
- Criminal Record: 46+ previous convictions; Previously served 12 years for rape; Caught twice with schoolgirls in his car; Target of “secret treat” grooming.
- Origin: Theale / Newbury, Berkshire.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Laloo is managed as a Very High Risk dangerous sex offender within the Theale area. Due to the nature of his conduct—specifically his “serial attempts to lure children into vehicles” and his “deliberate evasion of police monitoring”—his management is a priority for the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) at Level 3. Authorities state that his history of harassing schoolgirls identifies him as an individual who requires the most intensive tier of statutory oversight, including GPS tagging and forensic monitoring of all vehicle movements.
As a registered sex offender for life, the 57-year-old’s details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that the SHPO is a vital safeguard that legally prevents him from ever being alone with a child without the parent being fully informed of his history by the police. Any change of residence in Berkshire or elsewhere, any failure to report a new vehicle, or any unauthorised proximity to children will result in immediate arrest to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from a man who demonstrated a persistent and “predatory intent” to target young girls.
QUESTION – Given that the offender was “twice caught” with young girls in his car despite his 46 previous convictions, do you believe that “Automatic Indefinite Incarceration” should be mandatory for any high-risk offender who breaches a Sexual Harm Prevention Order more than once?
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