Showing posts with label Bail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bail. Show all posts

Monday, 3 October 2016

A Load Of Bails




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September 30, 2016

The unintended consequences of bail reform

 "What of those simply released but still subject to investigation? The police must start with a presumption that all suspects can be treated in this way, so we must expect a great number of people will find themselves in this position.

They include those the police do not fear fleeing or committing other offences. And these are likely to be the people that would find the delay and lack of information most distressing – the elderly, children, those with clean records and the most to lose. I fear they will end up suffering more from delay and lack of information, than even those bailed under our present system."

http://thejusticegap.com/2016/09/unintended-consequences-bail-reform 

October 2016

 Bail reform could lead to ‘endless investigation’

"According to the report by the College of Policing, there is a danger of investigations ‘without deadlines’. It reported that the average length of time individuals spent on pre-charge bail, including extensions, was 53 days; and that more than four out of 10 of all cases involving violence and sexual offences (41%) were bailed for more than 28 days.

Time allowed for forensic analysis was one of the main reasons for long periods of pre-charge bail with phone downloads being the most frequent type. The study found that six out of 10 cases involving suspects who were bailed for more than 90 days involved some form of forensic analysis."

http://thejusticegap.com/2016/10/13831

Policing and Crime Bill 2015-16 to 2016-17 

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/policingandcrime.html

Monday, 22 September 2014

The Odd Case, Of The Disappearing, Suspected, Racially-Aggravated Assault

 

In our bid, so as to ensure Justice is always done, and is seen to be done, we wished to attend court, in the following example ...

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15th September 2014

Police arrest [alleged] Rotherham abuse victim - after she confronts alleged abuser in the street


"She was released on bail."

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/police-arrest-rotherham-abuse-victim-after-she-confronts-alleged-abuser-in-the-street-1-6841597

Published: 03:55 EST, 15 September 2014 | Updated: 08:23 EST, 15 September 2014

Rotherham child-sex victim [alleged] confronts her alleged abuser in the street... but SHE is arrested by a van load of police

 

"A victim [sic] of Rotherham's child sex abuse scandal confronted a man she says groomed her - but was left shocked when she was the one arrested.

The woman was shocked when she saw the man walking through the town's centre on Friday [12/9/14] and decided to challenge him over the allegations.

But she was tackled by two police officers and pushed up against a wall during her 'thuggish' arrest, a witness has said."

"'The woman was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offences."

'She was taken to Main Street Police Station where she was detained and later released on police bail.'"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2756140/Rotherham-child-abuse-victim-confronts-alleged-abuser-street-SHE-arrested-van-load-police.html 

Last updated at 12:01AM, September 15 2014

Police arrest [alleged] child-sex victim for yelling at alleged abuser

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article4206334.ece

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The Issue

The victim [sic] has not been identified

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Clearly, the absence of a name, makes the date, and location, of any court appearance(s), difficult to ascertain; we required guidance.

On Saturday, 20th September, 2014, we contacted the police and were, ultimately, directed to a named,Team Leader, at South Yorkshire Police.

Following inquires, this person informed us, that, 'Division' were "not aware of an incident of Friday".

We also contacted the local court (23/9/14), but, they were not able to assist, in any way, without a written application.

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More to follow, when we have a full, on-line, version.

Monday, 20 May 2013

Heck, ACPO Talking Sense - Then See Why

PUBLISHED: 22:21, 18 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:07, 19 May 2013

Suspects are 'left dangling' on bail for too long, says top police chief as he calls for a six month limit

">Chief Constable Andy Trotter has joined calls to limit police bail
>There is currently no limit on how long suspects can be kept on bail
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Calling for reform: Chief Constable Andy Trotter

Suspects are being ‘left dangling’ on police bail for too long, according to one of Britain’s most senior police officers.

Andy Trotter, Chief Constable of the British Transport Police, has joined calls for limits on the length of time people are left on bail before they are charged or released.

The move follows a spate of high-profile cases in which suspects have had their lives disrupted for up to two years during criminal investigations."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2326701/Suspects-left-dangling-bail-long-says-police-chief-calls-month-limit.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

28 May 2013 Last updated at 12:12

Law Society calls for 28-day limit on police bail

"More than 57,000 people are on police bail in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to figures obtained by the BBC.

In one case a person arrested three-and-a-half years ago remains on bail.

The Law Society told BBC Radio 5 live it wanted a review of police bail practices and said there should be a statutory time limit on police bail."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22624648