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Can a defendant be given 'indefinite' bail or must there be a date attached to the bail?

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Published on: 11 September 2017
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Pre-charge bail

Bail from a police station, whether it be following arrest or detention, pending further enquiries or pending charge, encompasses a duty to attend at such police station as the custody officer may appoint at such time as they may appoint (bail return date). This provision is now subject to section 47ZA of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 which imposes limits on the period in respect of which pre-charge police bail can be imposed (applicable bail period).

The new regime not only includes

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