Written questions

Electronic Tagging

Lords · Question HL3348 · Tabled 10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that electronic monitoring tags are available in all sizes and that no one will be required to remain in prison solely because there is no electronic tag that will fit them.

Answer

Answered by Lord Timpson, 19 Dec 2024

To maintain the integrity of the equipment including various anti-tamper measures and taking account of the necessarily robust nature of the equipment, there is a minimum strap size that the equipment manufacturer has provided. Field staff carry a range o...