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"Satellite tracking will keep close tabs on offenders in three areas of the country in a groundbreaking development launched yesterday by David Blunkett, the Home Office Home Secretary.
The tracking technology uses a satellite Global Positioning System, backed up by mobile phone technology in some cases, to monitor offenders' movements and ensure they are complying with the restrictions placed on them.
The pilots will initially run for 12 months. After that the Government will decide whether to extend the use of tracking to the whole of England and Wales. The pilots will be externally evaluated by researchers appointed by the Home Office. The pilots are taking place under the current electronic monitoring contracts. The current suppliers are Securicor, Reliance and Premier. "
