Sadiq Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, commenting on the NAO report on the Ministry of Justice electronic tagging contracts, said:

“Today’s NAO report shines a light on the inner workings of the companies paid hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to put electronic tags on convicted criminals. This report is an important first step in getting to the bottom of what went on in G4S and Serco, with G4S admitting to £24million worth of overcharging.  

“With the Serious Fraud Office still investigating, neither company should be awarded any more public contracts by David Cameron’s Government unless and until both have been given a clean bill of health. Failure to do so will further undermine the public’s confidence in our justice system under this out-of-touch Government.

“The Ministry of Justice is in the middle of letting a new multi-million pound contract for electronic tagging. The public will want reassuring that Ministers have learnt the right lessons and put in place measures to make sure there’s no repeat of the overcharging scandal.”