Overview

• Courts could also set driving limits, travel bans and geographic restriction zones for any offence in England and Wales.
• Conditions would apply to community and suspended sentences, with similar rules for offenders released on licence.
• Mandatory drug testing would extend to all people under probation supervision after release, not just those with known addictions.
• Breaching restrictions could lead to a return to court or prison, with enforcement led by probation and expanded electronic tagging.
• The package, expected to be introduced to Parliament in September, accompanies plans to curb most sub‑12‑month sentences, introduce earned release and increase Probation Service funding by up to £700m.