Electronic monitoring
We are the world’s largest provider of electronic monitoring services, monitoring over 40,000 subjects every day
Electronic monitoring (tagging) is a cost effective compliance solution for subjects at home or in the community using a variety of proven technologies and applications.
We provide a comprehensive range of services that support the work of Criminal Justice and Immigration agencies across the world. In the UK alone we monitor over 14,000 subjects.
In England and Wales we are responsible for providing electronic monitoring services within three contract areas as follows:
- North East and North West
- East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside
- South East and South West
In Scotland we provide these services across the whole of the country.
We also monitor subjects on behalf of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) either through electronically monitored curfews or voice verification.
What is an electronically monitored curfew?
When a person is under curfew they must stay at home (or other specified place) during certain hours. This is usually for 12 hours during a 24 hour period, every day of the week. The hours can vary depending on circumstances, but most curfews are at night. We check that people are keeping to their curfew. We do this electronically using a tag and a monitoring unit. Curfews are used throughout the criminal justice system (as a community service condition of bail or as a condition of release from prison) and also by the UK Border Agency and Nationality Directorate.
How do we monitor subjects?
Using the latest technology we can monitor subjects through:
"Curfews with electronic monitoring, in combination with supervision, offer the courts a robust and effective community order…” (Assistant Chief Probation Officer, West Yorkshire)
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