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Written Question
Offenders: Electronic Tagging
Monday 11th March 2024

Asked by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's contract with Serco for electronic monitoring on the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of people who will be monitored; and what estimate he has made of the number of people monitored under that contract.

Answered by Gareth Bacon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The priority when it comes to electronic monitoring is public protection, hence why they can be accompanied by tough curfews and exclusion zones. However, Serco’s health and safety policy ensures that the physical and mental wellbeing of those subject to electronic monitoring is also regarded. Serco will conduct wellbeing visits, direct those with an electronic monitoring requirement to organisations offering advice and support where necessary and pay due regard to an individual’s health considerations during the installation of equipment and subsequent monitoring of requirements. Serco’s approach was assessed in their tender response and their performance of this will be assessed and reviewed as part of overall contract management.

We have made sufficient funds available to increase the number of defendants and offenders subject to electronic monitoring at any one time to 25,000 by March 2025. This includes doubling the number of GPS tags available to courts for community orders and suspended sentences to support robust community sentences and supervision.

MP Financial Interest
Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)
Original Source (4th March 2024)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Crystal Palace Football Club
Address of donor: Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket with hospitality to a football match, value £360
Date received: 30 January 2024
Date accepted: 30 January 2024
Donor status: company, registration 07270793

Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 01 Mar 2024
Conversion Practices (Prohibition) Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 01 Mar 2024
Conversion Practices (Prohibition) Bill

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View all Kate Osborne (Lab - Jarrow) contributions to the debate on: Conversion Practices (Prohibition) Bill
Division Vote (Commons)
1 Mar 2024 - Prayers - View Vote Context
Kate Osborne (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 25 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 0 Noes - 64
Division Vote (Commons)
1 Mar 2024 - Conversion Practices (Prohibition) Bill - View Vote Context
Kate Osborne (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 49 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 68 Noes - 15
Early Day Motion
110th anniversary of St Bede’s Catholic Primary School (4 Signatures)
1 Mar 2024
Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)
That this House congratulates St Bede’s Catholic Primary School in Jarrow on its 110th anniversary; recognises the heritage and community that this school represents; further recognises the importance of schools across the country in celebrating their history; and notes that St Bede’s Catholic Primary School, which is part of Bishop …
Early Day Motion
Serco contracts (22 Signatures)
29 Feb 2024
Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)
That this House condemns the Ministry of Justice's plans to hand a further £200m of public money to Serco; notes Serco's extensive record of failures, monitoring people with GPS technology; further notes that this contract replaces a prior contract with Capita; notes that since 2020 the Home Office has been …
Division Vote (Commons)
27 Feb 2024 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Kate Osborne (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 150 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 179 Noes - 294
Division Vote (Commons)
27 Feb 2024 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Kate Osborne (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 151 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 306