Question follow-through · 84494

Bail

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the police are able to enforce bail conditions for people released on post-charge bail.

answeredHome Office

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Home Office
Tabled
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
30 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the police are able to enforce bail conditions for people released on post-charge bail.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government ensures that policing has the powers, resources and guidance it needs to enforce bail conditions and keep people safe.There is wide discretion in law for police to impose bail conditions on suspects to protect victims and witnesses, prevent...

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