‘More than 200 stalking offenders released from prison will be GPS tagged by March 2026 under a pilot scheme from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.’
BBC News, 10th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prisoners freed early to ease overcrowding in jails have not been fitted with electronic tags despite it being a condition of their release, prompting criticism from a parliamentary watchdog.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cat owners have been urged to take action or face a £500 fine under new laws to be introduced next month.’
The Independent, 8th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Domestic abusers leaving prison will have to wear electronic monitoring tags in a move that the government says will offer better protection to victims.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘All pet cats in England must be microchipped under a new law which could see their owners face a £500 fine if they do not get it done.’
The Independent, 13th March 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Tougher management of most dangerous abusers and new protections for victims.’
Home Office, 20th February 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The most dangerous domestic abusers will be monitored more closely and electronically tagged as part of a new crackdown, the government has said.’
BBC News, 20th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses alcohol monitoring technology, and how it can be used to evidence levels and patterns of alcohol consumption or sobriety.’
Family Law Week, 14th November 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Lawyers and charities have called for controversial electronic tagging of migrants to be scrapped, describing it in a new report as a form of “psychological torture”.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In another step forward, the use of Instrumented Mouthguards (iMGs) is being included by the RFU in their mission to reduce players’ risk of concussion.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 19th October 2022
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘An asylum seeker electronically tagged by the government after being selected for removal to Rwanda is launching a legal challenge.’
The Independent, 13th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The 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.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th October 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Ministers accused of piloting “unworkable” tagging policy on basis of “cruel and unnecessary political posturing.”‘
The Independent, 11th July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Office appears to have contradicted its own guidance on GPS tagging, which prioritised “very high harm offenders”, after it announced the devices would be used on asylum seekers arriving in the UK.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Government does not know if electronically tagging criminals is helping to cut reoffending because of failings with the system, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned.’
The Independent, 8th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Offenders released from prison face being banned from drinking from today (17 November 2021) under world-first plans to curb alcohol-fuelled crime.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th November 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Almost 26,000 extra offenders will be tagged over the next 3 years under an ambitious £180 million plan to expand the use of electronic monitoring to cut crime.’
Ministry of Justice, 5th October 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Protesters disrupting motorways will be prevented from travelling around the country under new powers to be handed to the police, Priti Patel will announce on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been given a 14-week suspended sentence and must wear an electronic tag for 40 weeks over a racist comment directed towards black England footballers after the team’s defeat in the Euro 2020 final in July.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A controlling husband who planted a GPS device in his wife’s car objected to being tracked himself as punishment.’
BBC News, 10th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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