Question follow-through · 117282
Electronic Tagging
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many electronic monitoring tags are in use.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many electronic monitoring tags are in use.
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Mar 2026
Answer published
The spend on electronic monitoring contracts in each of the last five financial years is presented in the table below:Year 2021-22£55.6mYear 2022-23£60.4mYear 2023-24£88.0mYear 2024-25£106.8mForecast Year 2025/26£107.8mThe total number of individuals with...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have access to faith-based support services.
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25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the level of access small rural communities have to legal advice services.
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6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of education and vocational training for prisoners.
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6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve access to justice for vulnerable individuals.
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6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of digital case management systems on court efficiency.