Member

I have seen how much impact probation officers can have when they spend time one to one with an offender, helping to rebuild lives and creating valuable members of society and fewer victims. We are increasing probation funding by up to £700 million by the final year of the spending review; that is an increase of around 45%. This will mean thousands more tags, more staff, and more accommodation to ensure that offenders are tracked and monitored closely in the community. We are working closely with Serco to ensure that any additional demand on electronic monitoring is deliverable in the introduction of these new measures. We remain confident in our ability to expand the electronic monitoring service.