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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1E+W Persons Entitled to Bail: Supplementary Provisions

Part IE+W Defendants Accused or Convicted of Imprisonable Offences

Exceptions to right to bailE+W

2[F1(1)]The defendant need not be granted bail if the court is satisfied that there are substantial grounds for believing that the defendant, if released on bail (whether subject to conditions or not) would—E+W

(a)fail to surrender to custody, or

(b)commit an offence while on bail, or

(c)interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, whether in relation to himself or any other person.

[F2(2)Where the defendant falls within paragraph 6B, this paragraph does not apply unless—

(a)the court is of the opinion mentioned in paragraph 6A, or

(b)paragraph 6A does not apply by virtue of paragraph 6C.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para 2 renumbered as Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2(1) (5.4.2004) by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 20(1), 336(3) (with s. 141); S.I. 2004/829, art. 2(1)(2) (with art. 2(3))

[F32ZA(1)The defendant need not be granted bail if the court is satisfied that there are substantial grounds for believing that the defendant, if released on bail (whether subject to conditions or not), would commit an offence while on bail by engaging in conduct that would, or would be likely to, cause—E+W

(a)physical or mental injury to an associated person; or

(b)an associated person to fear physical or mental injury.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1) “associated person” means a person who is associated with the defendant within the meaning of section 62 of the Family Law Act 1996.]

[F42AE+WThe defendant need not be granted bail if—

(a)the offence is an indictable offence or an offence triable either way, and

(b)it appears to the court that the defendant was on bail in criminal proceedings on the date of the offence.]

[F52BE+WThe defendant need not be granted bail in connection with extradition proceedings if—

(a)the conduct constituting the offence would, if carried out by the defendant in England and Wales, constitute an indictable offence or an offence triable either way; and

(b)it appears to the court that the defendant was on bail on the date of the offence.]

Textual Amendments

F5Sch. 1 para. 2B inserted (1.1.2004) by Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), ss. 198(13), 221; S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (18.12.2003) by S.I. 2003/3312, art. 2)

3E+WThe defendant need not be granted bail if the court is satisfied that the defendant should be kept in custody for his own protection or, if he is a child or young person, for his own welfare.

4E+WThe defendant need not be granted bail if he is in custody in pursuance of [F6a sentence of a court or a sentence imposed by an officer under the Armed Forces Act 2006.]

Textual Amendments

F6Words in Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 4 substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) ) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 78(a); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4 modified (24.4.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) ) by The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1059), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 15

5E+WThe defendant need not be granted bail where the court is satisfied that it has not been practicable to obtain sufficient information for the purpose of taking the decisions required by this Part of this Schedule for want of time since the institution of the proceedings against him.

[F76E+WThe defendant need not be granted bail if, having previously been released on bail in, or in connection with, the proceedings, the defendant has been arrested in pursuance of section 7.]

[F86ZAE+WIf the defendant is charged with murder, the defendant may not be granted bail unless the court is of the opinion that there is no significant risk of the defendant committing, while on bail, an offence that would, or would be likely to, cause physical or mental injury to any person other than the defendant.]

Textual Amendments

F8Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 6ZA inserted (1.2.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 114(2), 182(5) (with s. 180); S.I. 2010/145, art. 2(2), Sch. para. 7