Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 12
12
Accepted
HMPPS’s failure to deliver Gemini also means that police forces and the Probation Service lack...
Conclusion
HMPPS’s failure to deliver Gemini also means that police forces and the Probation Service lack timely access to tagging data to investigate crime, supervise offenders and protect the public.20 HMPPS expected Gemini and the user portal to provide a range of benefits for stakeholders, including: a single version of case management records; improved management information and reporting; and access to historical and real-time maps of offenders’ movements for offenders wearing GPS tags. Without Gemini, police and probation officers cannot access data in real-time across all offenders on GPS tags and have to submit manual requests for location data.21
Government Response Summary
The government agrees to improve the timeliness of responses to requests from probation practitioners for GPS location monitoring data by March 2023, and to review the process by which police officers make requests for information from the EM supplier by the same date. It states police do not currently consider real-time access to be a priority.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: March 2023 3.2 The agency is working with existing EM service providers to improve the timeliness of responses to requests from probation practitioners for GPS location monitoring data where it is not available through the Acquisitive Crime offender management portal. This work will complete by March 2023. 3.3 With regards to real-time access, the police have advised that live access to location monitoring data is not a current priority; and the agency’s focus has been on ensuring that there is a satisfactory and efficient process to provide the police and other law enforcement agencies with location and other electronic monitoring data where it is proportionate, necessary and supports law enforcement activities. Further review of the process by which police officers make requests for information from the EM supplier will complete by March 2023. 3.4 The agency will continue to keep police requirements under review and should the police’s view change we would consider whether and how changes to the service can be made.