More than 200 stalking offenders released from prison will be GPS tagged under a pilot scheme.
City Hall said using GPS technology ensured the focus remained on behaviour change in stalking offenders, not victims
People who have served custodial sentences for stalking offences will be tagged with a tracking device under strict licence conditions, City Hall said, to "protect victims and help prevent reoffending".London's victims' commissioner Claire Waxman said the pilot was "a significant step in the right direction".
The mayor is also investing an initial £50,000 to help ensure the management of stalking cases and greater information-sharing with partners under the pilot including the Metropolitan Police, London probation service, the NHS and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust.Mr Khan said: "The £5.7m GPS tagging programme has been working to ensure perpetrators of violence change their behaviour, not victims and survivors.
James Timpson, the minister for prisons, probation and reducing reoffending, said: "Making our streets safer is central to this government's plan for change, and these tags will help us enforce restrictions on stalkers' movements so those who try to reoffend face further punishment and victims can feel safer going about their lives."
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