Coroners and Justice Act 2009

107 Answering to live link bail

(1) The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 46ZA (persons granted live link bail)—

(a) in subsection (3) (accused persons who answer to live link bail and are treated as in police detention)—

(i) omit paragraph (a) (persons not intending to consent to live link direction),

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “at any such time,” substitute “at any time before the beginning of proceedings in relation to a live link direction under section 57C of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in relation to the accused person,”,

(iii) omit paragraph (c) (persons not giving consent during proceedings in relation to a live link direction) (but not the “or” following it), and

(iv) in paragraph (d), for “any other reason” substitute “any reason”, and

(b) in subsection (4) (effect of subsection (3) applying to a person), for “any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (3) apply” substitute “paragraph (b) or (d) of subsection (3) applies”.

(3) In section 46A (power of arrest for failure to answer police bail), in subsection (1ZA) (such failure includes leaving police station without informing a constable that intend not to consent to live link direction), in paragraph (b) omit from “, without informing” to the end.