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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Flora Thompson

Government lost £98m amid failings with electronic tagging project – report

The Government does not know if electronically tagging criminals is helping to cut reoffending because of failings with the system, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned.

The failure to carry out a “fundamental transformation” of the scheme has also cost the taxpayer millions of pounds, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

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