Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 16425

Offenders: Electronic Tagging

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of electronic monitoring tagging schemes for offenders.

Answer

Jake Richards

The Ministry of Justice has published a number of evaluations examining the effectiveness of different forms of electronic monitoring. The Acquisitive Crime Impact Evaluation (2025) found that acquisitive crime offenders serving custodial sentences of 12 ...

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