§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many offenders were made subject to electronic monitoring in the pilot trial areas up to 31st March 1996, and of these how many have to date been (a) returned to court for breach of their order; and (b) charged with or convicted of an offence during the period of the order.
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)As at 31st March 1996, 46 offenders had received curfew orders subject to electronic monitoring since the trials began in July 1995. At 21st June, 14 had been returned to court for breaches of their orders. In six of those cases breach action was combined with criminal proceedings for alleged offences committed before or during the period of the sentence.