# Justice Secretary admits number of convicts being tagged before leaving prison is ‘not where we want it to be’ despite hundreds being freed early under Labour’s release scheme

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/justice-secretary-admits-number-of-convicts-being-tagged-before-leaving-prison-is-not-where-we-want-it-to-be-despite-hundreds-being-freed-early-under-labours-release-scheme/
- Published: 2026-11-11T15:44:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284221/Justice-Secretary-admits-number-convicts-tagged.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The Justice Secretary says tagging before release is falling short.
- Only 55 per cent of tags were fitted on time.
- Around 2,000 prisoners have been released early in three waves.

## Summary

Justice Secretary Alex Norris acknowledged that too many prisoners released early are leaving prison without electronic tags fitted, despite tagging being a central part of Labour’s scheme. Peers warned that delays can leave people unmonitored and victims uninformed, while some released prisoners may abscond before their tagging appointments.

A September probation inspectorate report found only 55 per cent of GPS and radio-frequency tags were fitted on time, and one in ten offenders waited up to five months. About 650 prisoners were released in the scheme’s third wave, after 1,350 were released in two earlier waves; those freed included people convicted of burglary, domestic abuse and stalking.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Justice Secretary admits number of convicts being tagged before leaving prison is ‘not where we want it to be’ despite hundreds being freed early under Labour’s release scheme](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284221/Justice-Secretary-admits-number-convicts-tagged.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Daily Mail: More than a fifth of early-release prisoners reoffend within a month, police chief reveals - as another 650 are set free in Labour scheme](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284515/More-fifth-early-release-prisoners-reoffend-month-police-chief-reveals-650-set-free-Labour-scheme.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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