Twenty-First Report: Transforming electronic monitoring services

The government provides a response related to air quality standards, which is completely unrelated to the recommendation about HMPPS's outdated technology and electronic monitoring systems.

The government states that local authorities are responsible for developing their own Clean Air Plans. This is not related to the recommendation about HMPPS.

The government states it holds robust information on spend for its two air quality programmes and cannot justify the disproportionate level of resource required to disaggregate the amount of spend driving air quality benefits for each of these policies. This is not related to the recommendation about HMPPS.

The government has consulted on a revised National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP) which includes robust actionable measures for further consideration to deliver compliance with the 2030 targets for all air pollutants. This is not related to the recommendation about HMPPS.

The government provides a response related to air pollution control, which is completely unrelated to the recommendation about HMPPS's contract procurement for electronic monitoring and risk management.

The government states that information is effectively communicated to the public. They launched an Air Quality Information System (AQIS) Review to ensure members of the public, and vulnerable groups, have what they need to protect themselves and understand their impact on air quality. This is not related to the recommendation about HMPPS.

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.

The government stated it had already implemented measures, introducing an improved control framework in November 2021 and strengthening departmental governance structures during 2021-22 with additional sub-committees and early warning indicator controls.

The government states that the Investment Committee has delegated powers to make decisions on portfolio projects. It also states that an improved control framework was introduced in November 2021 and governance structures were strengthened during 2021-22.

The government is undertaking a technical refresh, including replacing tablet applications and addressing IT health check findings, but the completion date has been moved to March 2023 due to prioritising expansion of the EM service.

The government is undertaking a technical refresh, including replacing tablet applications and addressing IT health check findings, but the completion date has been moved to March 2023 due to prioritising expansion of the EM service.

The government agrees to improve the timeliness of responses to requests from probation practitioners for GPS location monitoring data by March 2023, and to review the process by which police officers make requests for information from the EM supplier by the same date. It states police do not currently consider real-time access to be a priority.

The government agrees and commits to improving the timeliness of GPS data responses for probation practitioners and completing a review of police information request processes by March 2023, while continuing to keep police requirements under review.

The government agrees with the committee’s recommendation and will use EM data to inform reporting. They will also implement a benefits management strategy and realisation plan by April 2023 and develop a formal evaluation strategy for EM.

The government agrees to improve its evaluation of electronic monitoring programs, including rigorous evaluation of long-term impacts on reoffending, and outlines specific actions like improved data collection, a benefits management strategy, and a formal evaluation strategy.

The government agreed to the recommendation with a target implementation date of August 2023, outlining that EM data analysts now receive monthly data, a data improvement plan is developed, and data scientists have access to detailed, cleansed data for analytics.

The government agreed to the recommendation with an August 2023 target, stating a benefits management strategy and realization plan would be in place by April 2023 and the Ministry of Justice is developing a formal evaluation strategy for Electronic Monitoring.

The government's response regarding a lessons learned strategy did not address the committee's recommendation concerning evaluating the long-term impact of alcohol tagging or commissioning specific alcohol support services.

The government agreed to the recommendation with a target of March 2023, stating the agency is working with EM service providers to improve the timeliness of responses to probation practitioners' requests for GPS location monitoring data.

The government agreed to the recommendation with a target date of February 2023, committing to produce and embed a robust lessons learned strategy and approach across the EM programme and with stakeholders.

The government agreed to the recommendation with a target date of February 2023, committing to produce and embed a robust lessons learned strategy and approach across the EM programme and with stakeholders.

The government agrees with the recommendation and states that the procurement of new contracts is being run in compliance with The Sourcing Playbook, and risks are managed in accordance with the EM Portfolio Risk Management Strategy. They will update the committee in August 2023, once new contracts have been awarded.

The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation and provides general risk management and procurement processes for the electronic monitoring contracts but does not address the substance of the recommendation.

The government states that project risks are managed according to the EM Portfolio Risk Management Strategy and that the procurement of new contracts is being run in compliance with the government standard, The Sourcing Playbook.

The government states that project risks are managed according to the EM Portfolio Risk Management Strategy and that the procurement of new contracts is being run in compliance with the government standard, The Sourcing Playbook.

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.

The government describes its general risk management and procurement processes for the electronic monitoring contracts but does not specifically address how it will step in to handle problems arising from the approach as the committee asked.