Written Question·Home Office·UIN 23899

Bail

Tabled: 26 April 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will require the police to assess the safety of people on bail returning to their home address.

Answer

Chris Philp
Pre-charge bail is an important tool available to the police to manage suspects who have been arrested on suspicion of an offence.Under reforms of pre-charge bail passed in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, police must seek victims’ views...

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