PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Bail (7 November 2014)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2014 to Question 211616, if her Department will issue guidance to police on a maximum duration for pre-trial bail; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by:
Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative)

As set out in answer to my Hon Friend’s Question 211616, the Home Office will consult shortly on how best to put in place a limit on the duration of pre-charge bail that balances the rights of suspects and the interests of justice.

As part of the consultation process, we will consider what, if any, additional information it would be appropriate to require police forces to collect.

The College of Policing published in March 2014 a set of principles for the police to apply to the management of bail. This set out a 28 day initial
limit.

Answered by:
Sir Mike Penning (Conservative)
17 November 2014