Tagging criminals in prison before they are released is set to be trialled to end a "surveillance gap" as ministers seek to tag thousands more offenders as part of sentencing reforms.Legislation to tackle jail overcrowding has been introduced to Parliament on Tuesday, after ministers accepted a raft of recommendations from the independent sentencing review earlier this year.

Tagging criminals in prison before they are released is set to be trialled to end a "surveillance gap" as ministers seek to tag thousands more offenders as part of sentencing reforms.Legislation to tackle jail overcrowding has been introduced to Parliament on Tuesday, after ministers accepted a raft of recommendations from the independent sentencing review earlier this year.