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Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 March 2015. It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Electronic Tagging

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of GPS tagging on the efficacy of monitoring of offenders released on probation.

Answer

Electronic location monitoring may discourage offenders from committing further offences, because of their perception that location data could link them to the offence. We believe there could be benefits in terms of reduced re-offending, public protection, and crime detection and investigation by the police.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
228158
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Electronic tagging Probation
Link
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