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Electronic Monitoring programme

Status: Closed Opened: 19 May 2022 Closed: 14 Dec 2022 9 recommendations 19 conclusions 1 report

Electronic monitoring (‘tagging”) allows the police, courts, probation, and immigration services to monitor the location and compliance with court orders an offender outside custody’s, and take action as necessary. HM Prison & Probation Service plans to expand the use of tagging but recently decided to suspend development of a new IT system that would provide …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Twenty-First Report: Transforming electronic monitoring ser… HC 34 21 Oct 2022 28 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
10 Conclusion Twenty-First Report: Transforming elect… Accepted in Part

HMPPS intended Gemini to replace the current case management system (‘Integrity’) which had been in...

HMPPS intended Gemini to replace the current case management system (‘Integrity’) which had been in use since 2012 and must now be relied on until 2024. The NAO found that many of its applications were no longer supported by manufacturers and had severe risks, including outdated and vulnerable hardware and …

Government response. The government is undertaking a technical refresh, including replacing tablet applications and addressing IT health check findings, but the completion date has been moved to March 2023 due to prioritising expansion of the EM service.
HM Treasury
11 Conclusion Twenty-First Report: Transforming elect… Accepted in Part

The telephone system Capita uses in the live service for its operations—including contacting offenders—has been...

The telephone system Capita uses in the live service for its operations—including contacting offenders—has been in place since 2005. Since May 2021, there have been six 13 Q 24; C&AG’s report, paras 3.6–3.7 14 Q 36 15 Qq 33, 36 16 Qq 24, 37–38 17 C&AG’s report, paras 2.22–2.23 18 …

Government response. The government is undertaking a technical refresh, including replacing tablet applications and addressing IT health check findings, but the completion date has been moved to March 2023 due to prioritising expansion of the EM service.
HM Treasury

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
20 Jun 2022 Antonia Romeo · Ministry of Justice, Dr Jo Farrar · Ministry of Justice, James McEwen · Ministry of Justice, Jim Barton · HM Prisons and Probation Service View ↗