Electronic Monitoring programme
Public Accounts Committee
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Inquiry
Electronic monitoring (‘tagging”) allows the police, courts, probation, and immigration services to monitor the location and compliance with court orders an offender outside custody’s, and take action as necessary. HM Prison & Probation Service plans to expand the use of tagging but recently decided to suspend development of a new …
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9
Recommendations
19
Conclusions
1
Report
1
Oral session
1
Event
Activity timeline 4 events
14 Dec
2022
2022
21 Oct
2022
2022
Report published
20 Jun
2022
2022
Oral evidence
20 Jun
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
20 Jun 2022
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Electronic Monitoring programme
Antonia Romeo · Ministry of Justice
Dr Jo Farrar · Ministry of Justice
James McEwen · Ministry of Justice
Jim Barton · HM Prisons and Probation Service
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty-First Report: Transforming electronic monitoring services | HC 34 | 21 Oct 2022 | 28 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Twenty-First Report: Transforming …
The Ministry and HMPPS told us that they have learnt lessons from pursuing technology which...
The Ministry and HMPPS told us that they have learnt lessons from pursuing technology which have to be developed from scratch. HMPPS took a detailed and prescriptive approach to setting requirements for Gemini. This introduced complexity and inflexibility, and limited …
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Government Response
The government states that it anticipated that the contract will be let by the end of 2022 and will inform the Committee when this has happened, but does not commit to specific changes in response to lessons learned.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Twenty-First Report: Transforming …
In early 2022, HMPPS decided to outsource this role again in its re-procurement and transition...
In early 2022, HMPPS decided to outsource this role again in its re-procurement and transition to the new service. The NAO outlined areas where HMPPS will need to be prepared to manage risks with this approach, including: • Parties having …
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Government Response
Project risks are managed in accordance with the EM Portfolio Risk Management Strategy, new contracts are being procured in compliance with government standards, and suppliers will be managed by the EM contract management team.
HM Treasury
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