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Electronic monitoring devices: installation and removal

Detention services order 05/2014 about the installation and removal of electronic monitoring devices from detainees.

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Electronic monitoring devices: installation and removal

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Home Office detention services order about the installation and removal of electronic monitoring devices from detainees before they are removed from the UK or when no longer permitted or required.

Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 6 February 2023 + show all updates
  1. Guidance updated to reflect the expansion of GPS electronic monitoring into Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  2. Updated guidance to include DET and Compliance Teams and their responsibilities, and processes for sealing tags, local recording requirements and forwarding sealed tags in the post.

  3. Updated guidance.

  4. Updated guidance.

  5. First published.