Offenders to be tracked by satellite under new pilot scheme – BBC News
‘Up to 1,500 offenders will be tracked by a satellite tagging system under a Ministry of Justice pilot scheme.’ Full story BBC News, 29th October 2016 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleSolicitor headbutts EastEnders star’s property developer father inside High...
‘A top property solicitor headbutted a property developer during a £100m legal battle at the High Court.’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2017 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
View ArticleJudge hits out at border controls after alleged mastermind of Britain’s...
‘A judge has hit out at UK border controls after a tycoon suspected of masterminding Britain’s biggest ever banking fraud was able to flee to Pakistan despite having no passport and whilst wearing an...
View ArticleNew criminal tagging system scaled back after ministry failings – The Guardian
‘A new tagging system to monitor criminals has been dramatically scaled back and is running at least five years behind schedule after a series of expensive failings by the Ministry of Justice, the...
View ArticleTagging requirements in SOPOs are lawful – UK Police Law Blog
‘In R (on the application of Richards) v Chief Constable of Cleveland Police (UKSC 2017/0090) the Supreme Court has refused permission to appeal against the imposition of a tagging requirement in a...
View ArticleElectronic tag misuse inquiry leads to 29 people charged – BBC News
‘Two former staff at the Electronic Monitoring Service (EMS) are among 29 people charged after an inquiry into the misuse of tags fitted on offenders.’ Full StoryBBC News, 27th November 2017Source:...
View ArticleCardiff sex assault ex-officer banned from going out – BBC News
‘A retired police officer has been banned from going out at night for six months after sexually assaulting a young woman in Cardiff.’ Full StoryBBC News, 20th December 2017Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleOffender tagging scheme is ‘catastrophic waste of public money’– The Guardian
‘The Ministry of Justice’s programme to introduce the next generation of satellite tracking tags for offenders has been “fundamentally flawed” and proved “a catastrophic waste of public money”, MPs...
View ArticleBlack cab rapist John Worboys will be asked if he minds wearing electronic...
‘John Worboys will be asked if he objects to wearing an electronic tag when he is eventually released from prison.’ Full Story Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2018Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
View Article‘More’ prisoners to be freed with tag as early-release scheme simplified –...
‘More offenders could be freed from prison in England and Wales with an electronic tag under government plans to simplify an early-release scheme.’ Full StoryBBC News, 16th February 2018Source:...
View ArticleDomestic abusers could be electronically tagged in government crackdown –...
‘Domestic abusers could be banned from drinking alcohol and electronically tagged under a Government crackdown. New civil orders will expand the potential restrictions courts and police can impose on...
View ArticleBogus lawyer convicted for second time – Legal Futures
‘A man has pleaded guilty to five counts of providing unqualified immigration advice and services, some 13 years after an identical conviction.’ Full StoryLegal Futures, 14th August 2018Source:...
View ArticleElectric shock collars for pets to be banned – BBC News
‘Electric shock collars for cats and dogs will be banned in England, the government has announced.’ Full StoryBBC News, 28th August 2018Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleRapists and murderers among hundreds of foreign criminals missing from Home...
‘Rapists and killers are among hundreds of foreign criminals who have dropped off the Home Office’s radar. Immigration authorities also lost track of overseas nationals convicted of kidnap, weapons...
View ArticleKnife offenders to wear GPS tags in London pilot scheme – The Guardian
‘Knife crime offenders in London will be tagged with tracking devices upon their release from prison in an attempt to reduce violence in the capital, the mayor has announced.’ Full StoryThe Guardian,...
View ArticleElectronic GPS tags to track thousands of criminals in England and Wales –...
‘Thousands of criminals in England and Wales will be tagged with GPS trackers to allow authorities to trace them 24 hours a day.’ Full StoryBBC News, 16th February 2019Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleDomestic abusers ‘sewing GPS trackers into teddy bears’– BBC News
‘Technology is increasingly being used by domestic abusers to trap, control or hunt down their victims, Refuge has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme.’ Full StoryBBC News, 20th March 2019Source:...
View ArticleSerco fined £22.9m over electronic tagging scandal – The Guardian
‘The outsourcing company Serco has been fined nearly £23m as part of a settlement with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over electronic tagging contracts.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 3rd July 2019Source:...
View ArticleDomestic abuse victim to go into hiding as ex freed after six months – The...
‘A woman who was left with life-changing injuries after being beaten by her ex-partner says she will go into hiding when he is released from prison after serving six months.’ Full StoryThe Guardian,...
View ArticleVictims’ commissioner to meet woman who went into hiding after ex freed – The...
‘The victims’ commissioner for England and Wales is to call for increased support for domestic abuse victims after a woman went into hiding when her violent ex-partner was released from prison early.’...
View ArticleLegal loophole exposed after activist not prosecuted for ‘planting’ tracker...
‘Countryside groups have called for tougher rules on the use of tracking devices after a huntswoman allegedly caught an anti-hunt activist planting one under her horse trailer.’ Full StoryDaily...
View ArticleFalse imprisonment not synonymous with breach of right to liberty – UK Human...
‘R (on the application of Jalloh (formerly Jollah)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 4.In a pithy parting shot to the Home Secretary, Lady Hale has given the unanimous judgment...
View ArticleEmployee monitoring and surveillance: Barclays calls ‘time’ on its...
‘Employee monitoring and surveillance can be a thorny issue. Some monitoring of employee activity may be required for reasons of security or to protect an employer’s resources from abuse. However,...
View ArticleCovert recordings: does the end justify the means? – 12 King’s Bench Walk
‘Covert recording is featuring increasingly in both employment and personal injury law – and the ramifications of recent decisions are yet to be fully played out. Two recent cases consider the issue...
View ArticleUp to 4,000 inmates to be temporarily released in England and Wales – The...
‘As many as 4,000 prisoners in England and Wales are to be temporarily released from jail in an effort to try and control the spread of coronavirus, the government has announced.’ Full StoryThe...
View Article‘Sobriety ankle tags’ to monitor offenders’ sweat – BBC News
‘Around 2,000 offenders who commit crimes fuelled by alcohol are to be fitted with ankle tags to monitor whether they have been drinking.’ Full StoryBBC News, 19th May 2020Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleNew criminal sentencing provisions: Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring...
‘Following the completion of a pilot of the Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirement (AAMR), section 76 of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 will come into force on 19...
View ArticleG4S fined £44m by Serious Fraud Office over electronic tagging – The Guardian
‘Security firm G4S has been fined £44m by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) as part of an agreement that will see it avoid prosecution for overcharging the Ministry of Justice for the electronic tagging...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Boy sentenced for racist street attack – BBC News
‘A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced for racially attacking a Singapore student who was told “we don’t want your coronavirus in our country”.’ Full StoryBBC News, 27th January 2021Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleDomestic abusers to get GPS tags on release from jail in London – The Guardian
‘Domestic abuse offenders who have served a prison sentence will be tagged with a GPS tracking device in London under new a pilot project.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 9th March 2021Source:...
View ArticleCrime: Thieves, robbers and burglars to be fitted with GPS tags – BBC News
‘Prolific burglars, robbers and thieves are to be tagged with GPS trackers in a bid to stop them reoffending.’ Full StoryBBC News, 17th March 2021Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleSobriety tags launched in England to tackle alcohol-fuelled crime – Ministry...
‘Sobriety tags and drinking bans aimed at reducing alcohol-fuelled crimes launch in England today (Wednesday 31 March), following a successful rollout in Wales.’ Full press release Ministry of Justice,...
View ArticleEx-Serco bosses cleared after fraud case collapses – BBC News
‘Two former executives at the private security company Serco have been cleared of concealing £12m in profits from electronically tagging criminals.’ Full StoryBBC News, 26th April 2021Source:...
View ArticleEx-police officer who tracked wife with GPS spared same fate Published14...
‘A controlling husband who planted a GPS device in his wife’s car objected to being tracked himself as punishment.’ Full StoryBBC News, 10th June 2021Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleMan sentenced over racist post after Euro 2020 final – The Guardian
‘A man has been given a 14-week suspended sentence and must wear an electronic tag for 40 weeks over a racist comment directed towards black England footballers after the team’s defeat in the Euro 2020...
View ArticlePriti Patel to enable police to stop disruptive protesters going to demos –...
‘Protesters disrupting motorways will be prevented from travelling around the country under new powers to be handed to the police, Priti Patel will announce on Tuesday.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 5th...
View ArticleTens of thousands more criminals to be tagged to cut crime and protect...
‘Almost 26,000 extra offenders will be tagged over the next 3 years under an ambitious £180 million plan to expand the use of electronic monitoring to cut crime.’ Full StoryMinistry of Justice, 5th...
View ArticleOffenders to be banned from drinking to cut alcohol-fuelled crime – Ministry...
‘Offenders released from prison face being banned from drinking from today (17 November 2021) under world-first plans to curb alcohol-fuelled crime.’ Full StoryMinistry of Justice, 17th November...
View ArticleGovernment lost £98m amid failings with electronic tagging project – report –...
‘The Government does not know if electronically tagging criminals is helping to cut reoffending because of failings with the system, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned.’ Full StoryThe...
View ArticleGPS tagging of migrants appears to contradict Home Office guidance – The...
‘The Home Office appears to have contradicted its own guidance on GPS tagging, which prioritised “very high harm offenders”, after it announced the devices would be used on asylum seekers arriving in...
View ArticleAnother blow to Home Office as Rwanda asylum seekers not tagged on release...
‘Ministers accused of piloting “unworkable” tagging policy on basis of “cruel and unnecessary political posturing.”‘ Full StoryThe Independent, 11th July 2022Source: www.independent.co.uk
View ArticleThousands more neighbourhood criminals to be GPS tracked in expansion of...
‘The Justice Secretary, Brandon Lewis MP, has today (Tuesday 4 October) announced that more thieves, burglars and robbers will be fitted with GPS electronic tags when they leave prison, helping cut...
View ArticleRwanda deportation: Asylum seeker ‘treated like animal’ in UK launches legal...
‘An asylum seeker electronically tagged by the government after being selected for removal to Rwanda is launching a legal challenge.’ Full StoryThe Independent, 13th October 2022Source:...
View ArticleInstrumented Mouthguards and Tackle Height Lowered in Rugby Union: A Game...
‘In another step forward, the use of Instrumented Mouthguards (iMGs) is being included by the RFU in their mission to reduce players’ risk of concussion.’ Full StoryRopewalk Chambers, 19th October...
View ArticleGPS tagging migrants ‘psychological torture’, says report – The Guardian
‘Lawyers and charities have called for controversial electronic tagging of migrants to be scrapped, describing it in a new report as a form of “psychological torture”.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 31st...
View ArticleAlcohol monitoring technology: what you need to know – Family Law Week
‘Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses alcohol monitoring technology, and how it can be used to evidence levels and patterns of alcohol consumption or sobriety.’ Full...
View ArticleDomestic abusers to be more closely monitored and electronically tagged – BBC...
‘The most dangerous domestic abusers will be monitored more closely and electronically tagged as part of a new crackdown, the government has said.’ Full StoryBBC News, 20th February 2023Source:...
View ArticleDomestic abusers face crackdown in raft of new measures – Home Office
‘Tougher management of most dangerous abusers and new protections for victims.’ Full StoryHome Office, 20th February 2023Source: www.gov.uk
View ArticleNew rules makes microchipping for cats in England compulsory – The Independent
‘All pet cats in England must be microchipped under a new law which could see their owners face a £500 fine if they do not get it done.’ Full StoryThe Independent, 13th March 2023Source:...
View ArticleUK to pilot electronic tagging for domestic abusers leaving prison – The...
‘Domestic abusers leaving prison will have to wear electronic monitoring tags in a move that the government says will offer better protection to victims.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 1st September...
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