“A millionaire’s daughter accused of stealing televisions and mobile phones during the London riots was told yesterday she could not resume her university studies until after her trial next month.”
The Independent, 22nd September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Private security firm G4S has sacked two members of staff who tagged a man’s false leg, allowing him to remove it and flout a court-imposed curfew.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Offenders will be forced to spend longer in their homes as daily curfews are extended from 12 to 16 hours as part of tougher community sentences.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th August 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Tougher community sentences will see offenders forced to spend longer in their homes – up to 16 hours each day for a whole year, Minister for Prisons and Probation Crispin Blunt confirmed today.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th August 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A prisoner who was mistakenly released on home detention curfew (HDC) and spent four months complying with the electronic tagging order before being returned to prison, has been told he must repeat the sentence in jail.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Asil Nadir, 69, is returning to face the multimillion pound fraud charges that followed the spectacular collapse of his Polly Peck food and electronics empire in 1993. He is expected to arrive at Luton airport from his native northern Cyprus around lunchtime, and is due to appear at the Old Bailey next Thursday.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A great-grandmother fitted with an electronic tag after a goldfish was sold to a teenager at her pet shop has had her sentence quashed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A law student who assaulted a pub landlady has had her curfew sentence reduced after arguing that it ruined her experience of pregnancy and childbirth.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Prisoners who will miss out on early release because a Government scheme was brought to an end are being advised to apply for another scheme to avoid “disappointment”, it was revealed today.”
The Independent, 1st March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of young offenders ordered to wear electronic tags in England and Wales has seen a steep rise.”
BBC News, 15th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man accused of killing a father-of-two in a pub brawl has had his electronic bail tag removed by a judge to allow him to spend his 21st birthday weekend in Prague with friends.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An extraordinary personal intervention from Jack Straw has ensured that Jade Goody will not have to spend her wedding night alone.”
The Times, 20th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Illegal migrants awaiting deportation from Britain will be required to provide ‘large bail bonds’ and wear electronic tags to avoid detention, under Home Office legislation unveiled yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An Army veteran has been fitted with an electronic tag and subjected to a curfew for failing to report a road accident.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice is planning to solve the crisis in the UK prison system by fitting prisoners with surgically implanted tracking chips, claims the Independent on Sunday, citing a senior Ministry official. The chips, claims the paper, would be used to keep order in prison and to enforce home curfews.”
The Register, 14th January 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“A government plan to monitor offenders more closely was in tatters last night after ministers scaled back an IT programme because costs had almost doubled to £512 million.”
The Times, 9th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
A teenager who stabbed a friend to death after a drunken party should have been under curfew and wearing an electronic tag, it was disclosed yesterday.
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A teenage serial burglar battered a mother to death in her home after being freed early from prison with an electronic tag.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“This summary evaluates the satellite tracking pilots that took place between September 2004 and June 2006 in three areas in England and Wales. The results describe the implementation of the pilots, the offenders who were satellite tracked, and experience of criminal justice practitioners involved in the pilot.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Breaches of court-imposed bail curfews involving electronic tags quadrupled last year while attempts to remove or tamper with them nearly doubled, according to new figures.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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