ELECTRONIC TAGGING SYSTEM UNPREPARED TO MONITOR THOUSANDS OF EARLY-RELEASE PRISONERS, WATCHDOG WARNS

Probation inspector for England and Wales says ‘clunky’ system needs huge increase in staff UK politics live – latest updates The electronic tagging system that will be relied upon to monitor thousands of offenders… Martin Jones, HM inspector of probation in England and Wales, said the current system relied upon hard-pressed police and probation officers looking up individual cases and then deciding whether potential breaches need…

The Guardian reports that probation inspector for England and Wales says ‘clunky’ system needs huge increase in staff UK politics live – latest updates The electronic tagging system that will be relied upon to monitor thousands of offenders…

The report adds: Martin Jones, HM inspector of probation in England and Wales, said the current system relied upon hard-pressed police and probation officers looking up individual cases and then deciding whether potential breaches need…

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