If I'm correct under British (I believe Sad is British) and Irish law the Elders would not be able to inform others of the said offenders status due to the Data Protection Act but there is also a list of offenders as far as I know.
If it is publicly available I'm not sure. I do know if you apply for any jobs that will require work with children you will have a police check on you.

So I'm not sure. Sad's father could be telling the truth. I must do more research on this.