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Current system for granting or refusing bail.
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a) Describe the current system for granting or refusing bail Bail can be granted by the police, magistrates, and the crown court. Bail is granted when a suspected offender is not remanded in custody. They are usually at liberty until the next stage of the case, usually trial. The Bail Act 1976 states that there is a presumption in favour of bail, but for an offence while already on bail, bail will only be given if the court is satisfied there are no significant risks of re-offending. There must also be exceptional circumstances for bail to be granted for murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, rape or attempted rape where the defendant has already served a custodial sentence for such an offence. These conditions are set out in s.56 of the Crime and Disorder act 1998. Bail can also be outright refused if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the defendant would fail...
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