Bail

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What is Bail?
The right to remain at liberty until the next stage of the case
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What is Remand?
Staying in police custody until the next stage of the case
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Who cannot grant Bail?
A Barrister
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Which Act determines who gets Bail?
Bail Act 1976
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Which Act gives the police the power to grant Bail?
PACE 1984 section 38 (as amended by CJPO 1994)
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If there is no possibility of a custodial sentence, what happens according to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012?
The defendant must get bail
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What is the name of the case where the defendant arrived half an hour late to court causing extra time to be added to his prison sentence?
R v Scott
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About how many crimes are committed each year by people on Bail?
50,000
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What percentage of people who are remanded do not receive a custodial sentence?
80%
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What happened in the case of R v Asil Nadir?
Asil fled to Cyprus whilst on bail and remained hidden for 19 years
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Why did Rojas get bail when he appealed?
Magistrates did not give reasons for refusing it
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What is Remand?

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Staying in police custody until the next stage of the case

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Who cannot grant Bail?

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Which Act determines who gets Bail?

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Which Act gives the police the power to grant Bail?

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