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Progressing the Sentencing (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill. Cabinet paper Anne Tolley

By: Tolley, Anne.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticlePublisher: Office of the Minister of Corrections, 2014Description: electronic document (19 pages); PDF file: 648.46 KB.Other title: Family violence cross-government package.Subject(s): DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTERVENTION | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | JUSTICE | LEGISLATION | OFFENDERS | PERPETRATORS | SENTENCING | SENTENCING (ELECTRONIC MONITORING) AMENDMENT BILL | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | GOVERNMENT POLICY | FAMILY VIOLENCE | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Click here to access online | Read news item Summary: This paper proposes legislative changes to increase public safety by enabling the use of GPS monitoring of high-risk offenders who have been sentenced to intensive supervision or released on conditions following a short term of imprisonment. This is one of five Cabinet papers that either address family violence or have a family violence component to be considered by the Cabinet Social Poiicy (SOC) on 18 June 2014. The other papers that are also being considered by SOC are:· • Family violence: achieving intergenerational change, from Associate Minister for Social Development. • Government Response to the Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Family Violence which addresses recommendations from the Expert Advisory Group established by the Family Violence Ministerial Group in August 2013. • A Stronger Response to Domestic Violence, which proposes action areas to improve justice outcomes for victims, from the Minister of Justice. • Whole-of-Government Action Plan to Reduce the Harms caused by New Zealand Adult Gangs and International Crime Groups, from the Minister of Police (not released). See News item for background to these papers.
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Cabinet Paper, 12 June 2014, publicly released. Paper prepared by Hon Anne Tolley, Minister of Corrections (National-led government, 2011-2014).

This paper proposes legislative changes to increase public safety by enabling the use of GPS monitoring of high-risk offenders who have been sentenced to intensive supervision or released on conditions following a short term of imprisonment.

This is one of five Cabinet papers that either address family violence or have a family violence component to be considered by the Cabinet Social Poiicy (SOC) on 18 June 2014.

The other papers that are also being considered by SOC are:·
• Family violence: achieving intergenerational change, from Associate Minister for Social Development.
• Government Response to the Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Family Violence which addresses recommendations from the Expert Advisory Group established by the Family Violence Ministerial Group in August 2013.
• A Stronger Response to Domestic Violence, which proposes action areas to improve justice outcomes for victims, from the Minister of Justice.
• Whole-of-Government Action Plan to Reduce the Harms caused by New Zealand Adult Gangs and International Crime Groups, from the Minister of Police (not released).

See News item for background to these papers.