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<p>Electronic Monitoring (EM), both of curfews and using satellite enabled tags to
monitor an individual’s whereabouts, is a vital tool in protecting the public and
robustly monitoring offenders in the community. It supports probation staff and the
police in managing offenders and defendants safely in the community, delivering the
orders of the court and helping to tackle the problems which lead to offending.</p><p>The
below table shows the number of suspended sentence orders with an EM requirement by
offence type. Data is only available from 2016.</p><p>Summary motoringÈ</p><p>Violence
against the personÈNon-compliance of ordersÈFailed Bail condition È</p><p>Failed Bail
condition È</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Suspended sentence orders with an electronic
monitoring requirement by offence type(1)</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal
damage and arson</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug
offences</p></td><td><p>1021</p></td><td><p>906</p></td><td><p>764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud
offences</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous
crimes against society</p></td><td><p>1093</p></td><td><p>952</p></td><td><p>664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence
not recorded</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Possession
of weapons</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
order offences</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>579</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual
offences</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary
motoring</p></td><td><p>1141</p></td><td><p>1045</p></td><td><p>761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft
offences</p></td><td><p>1093</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p>495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence
against the person</p></td><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>1647</p></td><td><p>1312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance
of orders</p></td><td><p>1064</p></td><td><p>896</p></td><td><p>701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed
Bail condition</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>9977</p></td><td><p>8727</p></td><td><p>6750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The below table shows the number of tagged subjects who failed to comply with
their suspended sentence order electronic monitoring requirement at least once. Data
on compliance is only available for completed suspended sentence orders.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2016/17(3)</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
completed suspended sentence orders with an electronic monitoring requirement with
equip install(2)(3)</p></td><td><p>7421</p></td><td><p>8193</p></td><td><p>6430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance</p></td><td><p>2585</p></td><td><p>3040</p></td><td><p>2666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-compliance</p></td><td><p>4836</p></td><td><p>5153</p></td><td><p>3764</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>2016/17(3) 2017/18 2018/19</p><p>Total completed suspended sentence orders
with an electronic monitoring requirement with equip install(2)(3) 7421 8193 6430</p><p>Compliance
2585 3040 2666</p><p>Non-compliance 4836 5153 3764</p><p> </p><p>(1) Derived from
electronic monitoring new starts files</p><p>(2) Derived from number of completions
of orders with equipment on</p><p>(3) Electronic monitoring completions data only
available from June 2016 onwards. A person may have more than one completion.</p><p>
</p><p>Some orders are for multiple offences, in these cases orders have been assigned
to first offence type recorded on the orders.</p><p>Note for reference: Failed bail
conditions = not surrendering to bail, and non-compliance of orders = BREACH OF ACTION
PLAN ORDER, Breach of Criminal Behaviour Order, Breach of Restraining order, Failure
to attend supervision appointments, Failure to comply with Notification Requirements,
FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES etc.</p><p>If a subject on tag does not
comply with an Electronic Monitoring condition or requirement, for example by being
absent during curfew hours or tampering with a tag, an instantaneous alert is generated
that is sent to Electronic Monitoring Services (EMS). The appropriate authorities
decide, based on the evidence, whether the non-compliance event constitutes a breach
and if so what action should be taken. The nature of breaches vary, and not all non-compliance
events are classed as formal breaches requiring further action – for example, if the
subject was at hospital or in custody at the time, and therefore unable to return
to their curfew location in time for their curfew. While the majority of non-compliance
events will generate an alert than can lead to a breach there are a range of other
circumstances that can lead to breach action being taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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