Bail Flashcards
Who authorises the use of street bail?
Inspector
can you impose street bail conditions to a juvenile for their own safety?
Yes same as adults.
However juveniles is ‘for their own protection and interests’.
Can you use street bail for a summary offence?
Yes - any offence
Can you street bail someone to any station?
Yes including non-designated as long as they are taken to a designated station within 6 hours.
What happens if the suspect has been street bailed however within the initial bail period, he is in hospital as an in patient?
The period will be suspended/frozen.
How many times can you alter street bail?
The date/time and location can be altered an unlimited amount of times as long as it is within the IBP.
Suspect wants to vary their street bail from a non designated station. Who does he go to?
- Constable not involved in investigation.
- Constable involved but did not grant conditions
- Constable who granted bail
In order
Under what circumstances can someone appeal to the mags about their bail police street bail conditions?
- Their conditions have already been varied by a relevant officer
- A request to vary has been refused
- No response received within 48 hours
Can you pre-emptively arrest someone for FTA of street bail conditions?
No - only court bail - reactive power only.
The officer must KNOW that their conditions have been breached not suspect or believe.
I’m on patrol and see Jerome who I suspect is breaching conditions i imposed as street bail last week. Can i arrest?
Yes - suspect is enough
Can you bail with conditions to reside at a hostel?
No
What role does a custody officer play in bail?
They must be satisfied that bail is necessary and proportionate in the circumstances.
Inspector just authorises it having taken into account representations.
Do we actually need to speak to the suspect/solicitor to get representations?
No - no need for personal dialogue as long as we have them.
How does the ABP differ in financial conduct authority cases?
Super must confirm it is a FCA case then inspector can authorise ABP.
What are the initial bail periods?
28 days for police cases and financial conduct cases and 3 months for serious fraud office cases.
Can we vary bail conditions if the OIC has had a shift pattern change?
Yes
What conditions must be satisfied for bail to be extended?
- RGS that suspect is guilty
- RGB that further time is needed to make a police charging decision or further investigation is needed
- RGB that the police investigation is being conducted diligently and expeditiously
- RGB that bail is necessary and proportionate
Super has the power to remove or vary conditions.
I come to the end of super bail extension. What do i do?
At least 5 working days before the expiry, i should send a written app to mags.
Can be made later in exceptional circs. Court can refuse if they believe it could have been made earlier.
Under what circs can the court extend the ABP without hearing the app?
Court has a backlog or the app was made within 5 working days of the final day.
It will be automatically extended until the court makes a decision.
who at court hears the app?
Single magistrate on written evidence unless it goes over 12 months and the JP considers it to be in the public interest to have another JP or the defendant or police requests.
How long are mags bail extensions?
3 months at a time or 6 months if enquiries or charging decision cannot be completed within the normal 3 month extension.
No limit to extensions.
What is a designated case?
It has been designated as exceptionally complex by a CPS lawyer.
This provides the opportunity to internally extend the ABP to the 6 month point instead of going to court.
I have a designated case that i want extending to 6 months. Who does it?
ACC or commander in police.
Member of staff designated by chief executive in FCA or member of senior civil service for serious fraud office jobs.
Can you remand for non-imprisonable offences?
Yes if RGB:
- that the defendant would likely cause injury or
- to prevent loss or damage to property
- name and address cannot be ascertained
- for juveniles only - own welfare
If someone absconds, can an inference be drawn from their silence at court?
Yes provided it is said in open court that he is entitled to give evidence himself
How long is the serious fraud office initial bail?
3 months
There is a complicated fraud case being overseen by the NCA. What is the initial ABP?
28 days.
The ‘applicable bail period’, in relation to a person, means in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case, the period of three months beginning with the person’s bail start date, or in a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) case or any other case, the period of 28 days beginning with the person’s bail start date
Do you always have to say at the time which police station someone is being bailed to for street bail?
No - do not have to specify where and when initially. This can follow in a written notice.
It must however nominate a police station someone can apply for variations to.
To arrest a suspect of failing to answer their street bail is it suspect or believe that they have FTA?
Neither.
It must be that they HAVE failed to attend.
Suspects or believe that someone has breached their street bail conditions?
Suspects
In determining the likelihood of the defendant absconding, interfering with witnesses or committing further offences must the custody officer consider the strength of the evidence if they have already been charged?
Yes
They must consider:
- the nature and seriousness of the offence
- the strength of the evidence
- the accused‘s character, antedecents, associations, community ties, previous record whilst on bail
We know that when considering the likelihood of the defendant absconding etc, the custody officer must consider the nature and seriousness of the offence and the strength of the evidence. What else must they consider?
The accused‘s:
- character
- antedecents
- associations
- community ties
- previous record on bail
can the police ever set a bail condition of surety or security?
Yes but not with street bail.