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Rehabilitation of Prisoners

: I agree with the Minister entirely, but the success of an HDC depends on the back-up services that go with it. One cannot rely simply on the cuff around the prisoner's ankle. There must be both adequate risk assessment and adequate service from the probation service. That is where the weak link is. However, I am particularly excited, and I hope that the Minister shares my excitement, about the satellite tracking that accompanies an HDC. I believe that it will provide all sorts of benefits, including encouraging those whose paths have been tracked by satellite to plead guilty to a crime, when the company can place them exactly on the corner of a street where the assault or crime took place. Therefore, I hope that the Minister will fully embrace new technology and use it with the offending population and others, such as truanting children. I hope that she will take that on board as well.