‘Thousands of people have been left in “legal limbo” as a result of government reforms to pre-charge bail, which is affecting their mental health, family life and employment status, criminal defence solicitors have said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th June 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Suspects are increasingly being left in legal limbo as they are subjected to inquiries lasting years that sometimes end with the case being dropped, a survey of criminal solicitors has revealed.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police officers have been told to use bail conditions to protect the public after new rules saw thousands of suspected sex attackers and violent criminals released without any restrictions. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has released guidance to all officers and staff emphasising that pre-charge bail is a “legitimate tool” in the wake of government changes in 2017.’
The Independent, 27th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who served nine years in jail for her husband’s murder before her conviction was quashed has been reunited with her sons.’
BBC News, 7th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A landmark legal move introduced to prevent suspects spending months languishing on police bail, has backfired with people now spending even longer in limbo, official data has revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A police force will review how it assesses the suicide risk of people under suspicion of child sex offences.’
BBC News, 13th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sex offenders are being put up in high-street budget hotels without the knowledge of the proprietors or guests because spaces in closely monitored bail hostels are unavailable, inspectors have discovered.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who taunted police in Instagram posts from Dubai has been jailed after he was extradited back to the UK.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ministers have been accused of pushing through “disastrous” probation reforms as it emerged the number of offenders recalled to prison for breaching bail conditions has surged by more than a quarter in four years.’
The Independent, 17th January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A gay rugby player who is facing deportation to Kenya, where he says he will be persecuted because of his sexuality, has been granted bail allowing him to leave the immigration centre where he was being held.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Radio DJ Paul Gambaccini has secured a payout from prosecutors over unfounded allegations of historical sex offences.’
BBC News, 3rd November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four teenage girls have been banned from using social media to contact the family of an Egyptian student who died three weeks after an attack on a bus.’
BBC News, 25th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The convicted former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli is to be released from detention at an immigration removal centre near Heathrow while he awaits a judicial review of his deportation.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader convicted of fraud, has been given a temporary reprieve from deportation to Ghana, where he was born.’
BBC News, 17th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Lancashire man has pleaded guilty to infecting two women with HIV.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been bailed after winning an appeal against a finding of contempt of court.’
BBC News, 1st August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New legislation significantly curtails accommodation provision for those seeking release from immigration detention. The likely result is more and more people being held in immigration detention.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th March 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Home Office broke its own rules when British children had to be taken into care after officials arrested their father.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Staff without security clearance are being allowed to monitor high-risk offenders living in approved premises – commonly known as bail hostels or probation hostels – the BBC has learnt.’
BBC News, 5th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Handing down her judgment at Westminster magistrates court, the senior district judge Emma Arbuthnot said she was not persuaded by the argument from Assange’s legal team that it was not in the public interest to pursue him for skipping bail.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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