Is there any point in pre-charge bail?

11th August 2023Penelope Gibbs, Director, Transform Justice 2 Comments

Despite concerns about the use of ‘release under investigation’ powers in the UK, police were given greater discretion to use the alternative approach – pre-charge bail – in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022; but Penelope Gibbs, Director of Transform Justice, argues that both the legislation and the subsequent guidance for police are muddled, with the powers punitive, stigmatising, and ultimately unenforceable.

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Is there any point in pre-charge bail?

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