Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 59709

Bail

Tabled: 13 June 2025

Answered: 23 June 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people absconded while on bail awaiting trial in each of the last five years.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of people sentenced for failing to surrender to bail under section 6 of the Bail Act 1976 at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool that can be downloaded from...

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