Burglars and thieves will be tracked using electronic tags and restrictions on the use of police stop-and-search powers will be scrapped under plans to be announced by Boris Johnson today.
The prime minister will use his first day after leaving quarantine to present a package of measures aimed at “beating crime” as he attempts to shift his premiership away from coronavirus.
All burglars, robbers and thieves who have served a jail sentence of a year will automatically be fitted with a GPS tag on their release, allowing their movements to be tracked. Offenders will also be required to carry out unpaid work such as cleaning the streets and picking litter while they are on probation so they are “visibly and publicly making reparations for their
