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<p>In advance of legislating for the introduction of the Alcohol Abstinence Monitoring
Requirement (AAMR) for community based sentences to tackle alcohol related offending,
the Government contributed to funding for two pilots to ensure robust evaluation of
the effectiveness of the measure. The pilots were carried out in London and in the
North East of England and findings informed the introduction of AAMR in 2020. AAMR
enables courts to impose an alcohol ban of up to 120 days on adult offenders who are
not alcohol dependent, compliance is monitored using an alcohol tag.</p><p>Alcohol
monitoring on licence was introduced in 2021 and enables probation to include an additional
licence condition banning or restricting the consumption of alcohol, where a criminogenic
need related to alcohol misuse is identified as an increase to risk. Funding has been
allocated for evaluation of the processes, impact and value for money. A process and
interim impact evaluation are expected to be published by the end of 2025. A full
reoffending analysis and value-for-money assessment are expected by the end of 2026.</p><p>Evaluations
published to date can be accessed via the links below:</p><p>MOPAC’s AAMR Final Impact
Evaluation Report, <em>December 2020</em> - <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/aamr_final_impact_report_100521.pdf"
target="_blank">aamr_final_impact_report_100521.pdf (london.gov.uk).</a></p><p>Alcohol
Abstinence Monitoring Requirement: A review of process and performance from Year 2,
<em>July 2018</em> - <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/aamr_final_process_performance_y2_report_final.pdf"
target="_blank">aamr_final_process_performance_y2_report_final.pdf (london.gov.uk).</a></p><p>Alcohol
Abstinence Monitoring Requirement The pan London roll out: A review of process and
performance from year 1, <em>July 2017</em> - <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/annex_2_-_aamr_process_and_performance_report_2017.pdf"
target="_blank">AAMR Interim Report (london.gov.uk).</a></p><p>Alcohol Abstinence
Monitoring Requirement: South London Pilot Indicative Impact Report, <em>April 2017
</em>- <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/annex_1_-_aamr_early_impact_report_210417.pdf"
target="_blank">Alcohol Abstinence Monitoring Requirement (london.gov.uk).</a></p><p>HNLY
Pilot Process Evaluation Report, <em>October 2019</em> - <a href="https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Evaluation-of-the-AAMR-tagging-pilot.pdf"
target="_blank">Evaluation-of-the-AAMR-tagging-pilot.pdf (northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk).</a></p><p>
</p><p>The AAMR pilot in the North-East focused on domestic abuse perpetrators, the
process evaluation shows that 31% of wearers were convicted of a domestic violence
offence. Compliance with the alcohol ban shows that the devices did not register a
tamper or alcohol alert on 97.4% of the days worn. The impact evaluation (including
for reoffending) is underway for this pilot and is also intended to be published.</p><p>The
evaluations to date and published statistics have shown a strong uptake of alcohol
monitoring by courts and probation. The number of individuals fitted with an alcohol
monitoring (AM) device as at 31 March 2024 was 2,862, a 27% increase over the previous
12 months. There were 12,506 new alcohol monitoring orders imposed across England
and Wales in the year ending 31 March 2024. Overall, 24,305 new alcohol monitoring
orders have been imposed since their introduction against an ambition of 12,000 by
2025 and compliance with the alcohol ban has remained consistent at over 97% for the
total of days monitored. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electronic-monitoring-statistics-publication-march-2024"
target="_blank">Electronic Monitoring Statistics Publication, March 2024 - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk).</a></p>
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