Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Offender-monitoring tags inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 19 Oct 2017 Closed: 19 Oct 2017 1 report

Electronic monitoring of prisoners—known informally as 'tagging'—plays an important role in supporting prisoner rehabilitation in the community. In 2011 the Ministry of Justice launched a programme to develop a new, world-leading tag that would incorporate GPS technology. However, a National Audit Office report found that developing the tags has been beset with problems and cost …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
15th Report - Offender-monitoring tags HC 458 24 Jan 2018 0

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
13 Nov 2017 Session View ↗