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Offenders: Electronic Tagging

Asked by Bradley ThomasConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 24256

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on (a) how many electronic monitoring breaches were recorded in each police force area during the latest 12-month period, and (b) of the breaches recorded, how many resulted in (i) enforcement action, (ii) recall to custody, (iii) arrest, (iv) prosecution and (v) no further action.

Answered by Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on individual police forces. However, the Department works closely with the National Police Chiefs Council through a dedicated liaison embedded in HMPPS on a range of common challenges, including Electronic Monitoring of bail cases.

The Ministry of Justice does not hold data centrally on electronic monitoring breaches or outcomes of these breaches.

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