Breach of bail meaning

This Practice Note addresses breaches of police bail conditions and failures to attend the police station or court following release on bail from the police station. For general guidance on police bail, see Practice Notes: Police bail, Applicable bail period and How to make representations for bail at the police station. Breach of pre-charge bail conditions Where a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that pre-charge bail conditions have been broken, they may arrest the suspect without a warrant. However, breaching a pre-charge bail condition is not, in itself, a criminal offence. Once in detention, a decision must be taken on whether to charge the suspect with the offence for which they were originally bailed, or whether to re-release them on bail. On return to the police station, the PACE 1984 clock (the 24-hour detention period) continues from the point at which the suspect was last in custody. An additional three hours are added to the clock to allow the police further time to obtain a charging...

Practice Note This Practice Note sets out the situations in which the police can release on bail a suspect arrested yet not charged (pre-charge bail), a suspect arrested and then charged (post-charge bail), and also an individual granted bail away from a police station (street bail). Further distinct rules and factors apply to youths; these are outside the scope of this Practice Note. For advice on putting forward representations for bail at the police station, please see Practice Note: How to make representations for bail at the police station. For breaches of bail or of bail conditions, consult Practice Note: Breach of police bail. For details about the time limits applicable to police bail, refer to Practice Note: Applicable bail period. The legal framework and processes for police bail are set by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984) and the Bail Act 1976 (BA 1976)...

Conditions of bail This Practice Note sets out when bail may carry conditions and summarises typical measures, including securities and sureties. For guidance on breaches, see Practice Note: Absconding and breach of bail conditions in criminal court proceedings. A defendant granted bail by the court may have to observe conditions both prior to and following release. The Bail Act 1976 (BA 1976) identifies some potential conditions, but the list is not comprehensive. See also: Court bail application—checklist. No condition should be attached unless the court deems it necessary to ensure the defendant: appears at court does not commit offences whilst on bail does not interfere with witnesses or impede the course of justice co-operates with preparation of pre-sentence reports attends meetings with their legal representatives Commonly imposed conditions include: Before release: surrender of passport or other travel documents to the police provision of a security or sureties After release: ...