Prison day release rules to be tightened, minister says
‘Day release from prison is to be scaled back following a series of serious crimes committed by offenders temporarily out of jail.’
BBC News, 9th March 2014
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Category: electronic monitoring
Man who stripped naked and stuck a fire extinguisher hose up his bottom in a hotel corridor walks free – The Independent
‘A man who appeared from the storage cupboard of a hotel naked with a fire extinguisher hose up his bottom, has walked free from court.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2013
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Serco referred to Serious Fraud Office over electronic tag overcharging scandal – Daily Telegraph
“The Serious Fraud Office has been handed a dossier on private security firm Serco following allegations the taxpayer has been overcharged by millions of pounds for electronic tags.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Imposing strict conditions on release of terrorist offender did not breach Article 8 – UK Human Rights Blog
“Tabbakh, R (on the application of) v Staffordshire and West Midlands Probation Trust and others [2013] EWHC 2492 (Admin). The claimant, a Syrian national, was serving the non-custodial part of a seven year sentence imposed for an offence of preparing a terrorist act. He was released automatically on licence on 23 June 2011, having served half his sentence. He took proceedings for judicial review contending that he had had no meaningful opportunity to participate in the process when his licence conditions were determined and that this constituted a breach of the procedural guarantees under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th August 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
G4S faces criminal probe after overcharging taxpayer millions for electronic tags – Daily Telegraph
“G4S is facing a criminal investigation after it billed the taxpayer millions of pounds to electronically tag criminals who had died, left the country or gone back to jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jake Davis: Freed hacker faces strict tech rules – BBC News
“A convicted hacker who was detained in a young offender institution has been released – but will now face strict limitations on his technology use.”
BBC News, 24th June 2013
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Adult TV star had curfew tag removed as it would interfere with work – Daily Telegraph
“An adult TV chat show has overturned a court order forcing her to wear an electronic tag after claiming it would put her out of work.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th April 2013
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Ikea ‘bomb hoax’: Man facing jail over hoax call to frame love rival – Daily Telegraph
“A man is today facing jail after being convicted of falsely reporting a Russian
plot to bomb an Ikea store, which implicated a love rival.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
All dogs in England to be microchipped by 2016 – The Guardian
“All dogs in England will, from April 2016, have to be microchipped as part of a government attempt to cut the number of strays and make pet owners more responsible for their animals.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dog attack law to be extended to cover incidents on private property – The Guardian
“The government has announced plans to extend legal protection over dog attacks to cover incidents on private property.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chris Grayling challenged over new community orders – The Guardian
“The justice minister will be quizzed by the justice committee today about why he ignored the Ministry of Justice’s own research findings when drawing up the sentences for the new community orders.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May faces long battle to overturn Abu Qatada deportation ruling – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, faces a lengthy legal battle to overturn this week’s ruling by British judges that the radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada should not be sent back to Jordan to face trial.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chris Grayling puts ‘punishment backing into community sentencing’ – The Guardian
“Tougher community sentences, which almost all include an element of punishment and could see more convicted offenders wearing GPS tags to monitor their location, will be announced on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£1bn tagging programme has failed to cut reoffending – senior police officer – The Guardian
“Nearly £1bn has been spent on the electronic tagging of criminals over the past 13 years with little effect on cutting offending rates, offering little value for money and serving only to enrich two or three private security companies, one of which is G4S, a senior police officer has claimed.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jeanette Goodwin murder: Martin Bunch jailed for life – BBC News
“A man who murdered his ex-partner four days after appearing in court charged with harassing her has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years.”
BBC News, 17th August 2012
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Pensioners with combined age of 145 become oldest couple to be tagged – Daily Telegraph
“A thieving pensioner and his partner have become the oldest couple in Britain to be electronically tagged – at the combined age of 145.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Electronic monitoring should be used more effectively, say inspectors – Ministry of Justice
Tagging should be used more creatively not only to punish, but also to help change behaviour, said Liz Calderbank, Chief Inspector of Probation, publishing the report of an inspection on electronically monitored curfews.
Ministry of Justice, 14th June 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Tagging of criminals fails in more than half of cases – The Independent
“More than half of electronically tagged criminals are breaking the terms of their curfews, raising questions about the effectiveness of one of the central planks of the Government’s criminal justice agenda. A report by the Inspectorate of Probation has found that 59 per cent of tagged offenders spent more than four hours away from home without authorisation.”
The Independent, 14th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Probation officers to be replaced by electronic kiosks in pilot scheme – The Guardian
“Unions are furious with government plans that will see offenders released from prison and those serving community sentences reporting to electronic kiosks rather than probation officers.”
The Guardian, 28th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dangerous dog laws to be widened to cover attacks on private land – The Guardian
“Postal, health and social workers, meter readers and others who are attacked by dogs while lawfully on private property have been promised extra protection by ministers.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
