§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many offenders have so far been electronically monitored during the current trials, and of these how many orders (a) are still being monitored; (b) have been completed; (c) have been revoked; and (d) have resulted in imprisonment on revocation.
§ Baroness BlatchAt 25 November, 224 offenders had been sentenced to electronically monitored curfew orders since the trials began in July 1995. Of these, 93 were still being monitored; 98 had completed their sentences; and 28 had had their sentences revoked. In five other instances the sentences were quashed on appeal or could not be commenced. It is not possible to identify the number of offenders who were imprisoned as a result of revocation. In many cases, the offender was before the court for a variety of reasons at the time of revocation, including breach of other community sentences given in combination with curfew and other offences committed before or after the imposition of the curfew.