What is the probation services role in curfews (electronic tagging)?
Probation staff will assess your suitability for curfew. They closely consider the effect it will have on the other people living at the same address as you while you are on the curfew. They also consider the effect on the local community. Probation staff provide a written report to help the Prison Governor decide if a person can be released early from prison on a Home Detention Curfew (HDC). Probation staff provide courts with written reports about the suitability of a curfew. This report helps Magistrates and Judges decide whether to sentence people to a Curfew Requirement as part of a Community Order. Can I be on Curfew Requirement and another Order? Yes. You may be on a curfew and sentenced to another Requirement such as Unpaid Work where you have to carry out unpaid work that benefits the community. Or you could be on a curfew and under probation supervision via a Supervision Requirement . Or you could even be on a curfew and other Requirements too. A curfew can also be a stand al
