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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Criminals went free without tags due to court IT system glitches

Criminals and defendants were set free without electronic tags because of glitches with a new court IT system, a report has revealed, amid concerns for a reform programme which may have run out of money.

The National Audit Office (NAO) has been investigating the £1.3 billion overhaul at HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), assessing the expected benefits of changes intended to modernise the justice sector.

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