Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the outsourcing of electronic tagging of ex-offenders.

Electronic Monitoring is an important tool to improve supervision in the community and support offenders to change their lives; the restrictions and structure imposed can help to break habits and limit opportunities to offend, which can reinforce positive behaviour when used alongside other interventions or requirements. The Electronic Monitoring service has always been delivered using a contracted infrastructure, so it is not possible to make any assessment against another delivery model.