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Explanatory note

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Offenders may be made subject to electronic monitoring as a condition of their release from prison under section 62 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43). Section 62(2B) provides that a person may not be made responsible for the monitoring of individuals unless they are of a description specified by order of the Secretary of State.

Article 2(2) removes Alcohol Monitoring Systems Limited as a responsible person, and Article 2(3) substitutes Serco Limited for Attenti EM UK Ltd as a responsible person. Article 2(4) replaces G4S Monitoring Technologies Limited with G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited as a responsible person for those subject to a restricted transfer to Scotland and released on Home Detention Curfew.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.