Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)

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30After paragraph 5 insert—

6(1)The defendant need not be granted bail if—

(a)having been released on bail in, or in connection with, the proceedings for the offence, the defendant has been arrested in pursuance of section 7, and

(b)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—

(i)physical or mental injury to an associated person, or

(ii)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.