The UK's electronic tagging system for offenders is under strain and risks public safety, according to a watchdog report. Thousands may not be actively monitored, with concerns over contractor performance and staff shortages, despite government plans to expand its use.
A National Audit Office report found nearly 9,000 individuals in England and Wales required to wear electronic monitoring tags do not have them. The Ministry of Justice disputes the figure, stating their review shows 5,450 unmonitored. The NAO deems the system "inefficient" and a risk to public protection.
Marine Le Pen will run for the French presidency after a court upheld her embezzlement conviction but shortened her ban from electoral office. She faces a dilemma over an electronic tag sentence but vowed to appeal, positioning herself as a tougher candidate than her protege Jordan Bardella.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced her candidacy for France's 2027 presidential election, following an appeals court ruling that allows her to run without an electronic ankle tag. The court reduced a ban on her holding office, overturning a previous sentence that would have excluded her.
Paris appeal court upholds Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but reduces her sentence, allowing her to potentially run in the 2027 French presidential election. A ban on public office is backdated and considered served, though she faces a one-year electronic tag sentence.
Paris appeal court upholds Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but reduces her sentence, allowing her to potentially run in the 2027 French presidential election. A ban on public office is backdated, and a one-year house arrest with an electronic tag is imposed.
A Paris appeals court found Marine Le Pen guilty of misusing public funds but reduced her ban from holding office to 45 months, with 30 suspended. She must wear an electronic tag, raising questions about her ability to campaign in the 2027 presidential election.
Marine Le Pen stated she will not run for president if a Paris court orders her to wear an electronic tag. The verdict, due Tuesday, concerns misuse of EU Parliament funds. If convicted again, she faces a ban from office or an electronic tag.
Kim So-young, accused in a series of motel murders, denied charges of injuring three men. The prosecution requested an electronic tag order, citing past offenses, while the defense argued against it, claiming no risk of reoffending.
