Thousands more neighbourhood criminals to be GPS tracked in expansion of tagging project
皇冠体育app Justice Secretary, Brandon Lewis MP, has today (Tuesday 4 October) announced that more thieves, burglars and robbers will be fitted with GPS electronic tags when they leave prison, helping cut crime and keep the public safe.
Under this expansion of this Government鈥檚 Acquisitive Crime GPS tagging project, 2,000 more criminals will have their whereabouts monitored on leaving custody 鈥� another important step forward in the use of technology to drive down re-offending rates and protect our communities.
Under the current system, only criminals with sentences of a year or more can be monitored via electronic tags on release under the scheme.聽皇冠体育app changes announced today will see offenders with sentences of 90 days or more eligible to be tagged 鈥� dramatically cutting the existing sentence threshold by nine months.
Tags for criminals who carry out theft, burglary, and robbery offences -聽known as acquisitive crimes - were introduced last year. 皇冠体育appy work by tracking the physical movements of offenders so police can find out if any tagged offenders were in the vicinity of a crime.
皇冠体育app technology also allows probation staff to keep a much closer eye on the whereabouts of offenders under their supervision 鈥� meaning they are better able to prevent ex-criminals from falling back into a life of crime.
皇冠体育app expansion, part of this Government鈥檚 unprecedented 拢183 million investment in expanding the use of electronic monitoring technology, means the UK is continuing to lead the world in using tagging to fight crime and keep people safe.
皇冠体育app Justice Secretary has also (today) confirmed his plans to create more oversight of where transgender prisoners are housed and consider options to ensure risk assessments are robust as possible.
皇冠体育app government has been clear on the issue of single sex spaces - whether it be in our prisons, our schools, or our hospitals. That is why we will act to better protect single sex spaces within our prisons and protect women from harm.