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Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Justice Directorate

Mar. 11 2024

Source Page: Scotland’s prison population: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300380070 - Information Released - Annex A to PART 1 (PDF)

Found: The law in Scotland allows for the length of time the most serious offenders should serve to extend

Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Wed 08 Nov 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) then serve their sentence in the community, where sentencers can impose strict requirements, such as electronic - Speech Link
2: Lord Hogan-Howe (XB - Life peer) stopping them.Finally, I will mention something that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, mentioned: tagging - Speech Link

Deposited Papers
Home Office

Jul. 15 2008

Source Page: Youth crime action plan 2008. 81 p.
Document: DEP2008-1919.pdf (PDF)

Found: to undertake, will consider schemes for young offenders.

Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Home Office

Nov. 14 2023

Source Page: Criminal Justice Bill 2023: impact assessments
Document: Criminal Justice Bill: criminal law impact assessment (PDF)

Found: 2023 introduced a new offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm by means of verbal or electronic

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service” - Thu 01 Feb 2024

Mentions:
1: Leonard, Richard (Lab - Central Scotland) community payback schemes and were charging the Government for prisoners whom they claimed they were tagging - Speech Link
2: None Yule mentioned the different trends in the rise in adult prisoners and the decline in female and young offenders - Speech Link

Deposited Papers

Dec. 13 2007

Source Page: Sentencing statistics 2006. 200 p.
Document: DEP2007-0350.pdf (PDF)

Found: Technological advances, such as electronic tagging, provide ways to restrict liberty and reduce crime

Select Committee
University of Stirling
 JCS0006 - Community sentences

Written Evidence Jun. 13 2023

Inquiry: Community sentences
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Found: monitoring tagging).

General Committees
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 - Mon 20 Mar 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Damian Hinds (CON - East Hampshire) subject to significant restrictions on their liberty, including a curfew, which is monitored by an electronic - Speech Link
2: Damian Hinds (CON - East Hampshire) We have enhanced our use of electronic monitoring across the board, which is supported by ever-improving - Speech Link
3: Damian Hinds (CON - East Hampshire) All tagging technology improves over time, and we also get “learning by doing” effects from its wider - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Home Office

Feb. 20 2024

Source Page: Statutory guidance on domestic abuse protection notices and protection orders
Document: Domestic abuse protection notices and protection orders: draft statutory guidance for the police (PDF)

Found: f) Electronic monitoring: can be imposed to support the monitoring of an individual’s compliance with

National Audit Office
Digital, data and technology - Feb. 27 2024
Good practice guide: Digital transformation in government (PDF)

Found: and audit and risk committees Illustrative examples from recent NAO reports: • The new generation electronic