“Illegal migrants awaiting deportation from Britain will be required to provide ‘large bail bonds’ and wear electronic tags to avoid detention, under Home Office legislation unveiled yesterday.”
The Guardian, 15th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The hiding place of a leading terror suspect was inadvertently released by Justice Ministry officials last night after he was freed from jail under unprecedented bail conditions. The man, who can be identified only as U, was released from Long Lartin, Worcestershire, after the appeal court ruled there was no reason to hold him indefinitely as he could not be deported to his native Algeria.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police last night criticised prosecutors for failing to charge a crack addict accused of rape who went on to sexually assault and murder a woman a week after being released from custody.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A student accused of not telling police of an alleged suicide-bomb plot has been released on conditional bail.”
BBC News, 24th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“This consultation asks whether the rules governing the enforcement of bail conditions and the grant of bail to suspects charged with murder should be revised in the light of recent cases of murder and manslaughter committed by persons on bail. It examines the issues surrounding the grant of bail and the possible options available for recalibrating the law or procedures to provide a greater emphasis on public safety.”
Consultation paper (PDF)
List of questions for response (Word)
Ministry of Justice, 17th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“When a judge releases a murderer to kill again there is bound to be a public outcry. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, is justice always served by a knee-jerk reaction?”
The Independent, 18th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Abu Qatada, the radical Muslim cleric described as one of Osama bin Laden’s right-hand men, was freed from jail last night under some of the most stringent bail conditions ever imposed by a British court.”
The Times, 18th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A review of bail laws is to be launched later, following concern about crimes committed by suspects released while they await trial.”
BBC News, 17th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than 67,000 criminal suspects fail to answer bail every year, new figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Releasing the ‘truly dangerous’ Abu Qatada on bail raises fundamental questions about Britain’s approach to confronting terrorism.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th May 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A tribunal has ruled a second counter-terrorism detainee, known only as ‘OO’, should be released.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An extremist Muslim cleric regarded as Osama bin Laden’s ‘spiritual ambassador in Europe’ must be released on bail, a judge ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 9th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A ban on paedophiles being housed in hostels near schools undermined public protection, a report has said.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A serial petty thief convicted for the 175th time at a total cost to the taxpayer of more than £700,000, has been spared jail despite carrying out her latest crime while on bail.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tighter curbs on the granting of bail to suspects in murder cases and other crimes is called for in a report being considered by ministers, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 26th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One in six murders was committed last year by someone who was out on bail for another offence, figures disclosed suggest.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police inspector who was bailed on a charge of murdering his wife and then went on to shoot his mother-in-law may have been planning to kill other members of his family, an inquest heard yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who jumped from a court dock to escape custody was tackled to the ground by a police officer, a judge heard before jailing him for 28 months.”
BBC News, 5th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Scores of murder suspects have been freed on bail after being charged, according to new government figures which yesterday prompted Tory calls for the introduction of tougher bail laws.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The brother of a man who is thought to have killed himself and his mother-in-law while awaiting trial will not lose his £200,000 bail bond.”
BBC News, 18th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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