Electronic Monitoring (Hansard, 23 March 1990)

§ Sir Charles Irving
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many defendants have been subjected to electronic monitoring at each of the three magistrates courts where experiments have taken place; how many have offended while on bail; how many have otherwise breached the conditions of bail; and how many have subsequently been remanded in custody.

§ Mr. John Patten
[holding answer 13 March 1990]: The information requested is given in the table. Electronic

Defendants monitored during trials as at March 1990.

Breaches¹

Trial area and Court Total monitored Currently monitored Violations Further Offences

Nottingham Magistrates' Crown 11 — 2 6

6 — 1 —

North Tyneside Magistrates' Crown 14 2 8 1

1 — — —

Tower Bridge Magistrates' 17 8 5 3

Crown 1 1 — —

Total Magistrates' 42 10 15 10

Crown 8 1 1 —

¹ Of the 26 defendants who have breached their conditions 23 have been remanded in custody except two in North Tyneside and one in Tower Bridge who have absconded and are still violating.

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§ Mr. Mellor
A review was completed last year. I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Mr. Bowis) on 31 October 1989 at column116.

Defendants monitored during trials as at March 1990.
			Breaches¹
Trial area and Court	Total monitored	Currently monitored	Violations	Further Offences
Nottingham Magistrates' Crown	11	—	2	6
	6	—	1	—
North Tyneside Magistrates' Crown	14	2	8	1
	1	—	—	—
Tower Bridge Magistrates'	17	8	5	3
Crown	1	1	—	—
Total Magistrates'	42	10	15	10
Crown	8	1	1	—
¹ Of the 26 defendants who have breached their conditions 23 have been remanded in custody except two in North Tyneside and one in Tower Bridge who have absconded and are still violating.