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Member
Speaking in the House of Commons on 13 October 2026
Debate
Courts and Tribunals BillContribution
Section 113(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 provides that, where a person is granted bail by a magistrates’ court pending an appeal to the Crown Court, the person must surrender to the Crown Court at the appeal hearing. As there may not be a hearing if permission to appeal is refused, this amendment would enable the Crown Court to determine when and where the person must surrender: for example, the Crown Court could require the person to surrender to the magistrates’ court.
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