We welcome the Government’s commitment to the use of electronic monitoring. Such technology offers opportunities to prevent the use of custodial remand through monitoring in the community and can also monitor compliance with bail conditions. We recommend that the Ministry of Justice ensure magistrates are provided with the information on the forms of electronic monitoring that are available and what they can be used for to improve awareness and confidence in the use of tagging as an alternati...

We welcome the Government’s commitment to the use of electronic monitoring. Such technology offers opportunities to prevent the use of custodial remand through monitoring in the community and can also monitor compliance with bail conditions. We recommend that the Ministry of Justice ensure magistrates are provided with the information on the forms of electronic monitoring that are available and what they can be used for to improve awareness and confidence in the use of tagging as an alternative to custodial remand. Type: recommendation | Number: 22 | Paragraph: 126 | Response status: accepted Government response: We accept this recommendation. The demand for Community Accommodation Service Tier-2 (CAS-2) accommodation is reviewed monthly to monitor occupancy levels and formally twice a year as part of a review of the property portfolio to assess capacity in relation to demand. The review is conducted jointly