Survivors of violent crime criticise MoJ for not explaining offender restriction zones
Summary
The UK government plans to introduce restriction zones for serious offenders released from prison to keep them in specific areas. Survivors of violent crime and campaigners have criticized the Ministry of Justice for announcing the plan without giving clear details about how it will work.Key Facts
- The UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will start restriction zones in October for serious sexual and violent offenders in England and Wales.
- Offenders will be confined to small areas of a few miles and monitored by electronic tags.
- Victims will have input in setting the boundaries of the zones.
- Campaigners say the government announced the plan too soon without explaining key details.
- Questions remain about which offenders qualify, how the system will be managed, and what happens if offenders break the rules.
- Survivors and families want the zones to be far away from victims to reduce fear and risk.
- The MoJ calls this a “world first” and a stronger version of “exclusion zones” that currently ban offenders from specific places like a victim’s home.
- Campaigners have requested meetings with the government to discuss the system but have not yet received a response.
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