Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2003. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 October 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances it will be necessary to impose conditions before charge to ensure that a person accused of a crime (a) surrenders to custody, (b) does not commit an offence while on bail and (c) does not interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, whether in relation to himself or herself or another person; what guidance he intends to issue on the situations in which it is necessary to impose conditions before charge to secure that a person accused of a crime (a) surrenders to custody, (b) does not commit an offence while on bail and (c) does not interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice whether in relation to himself or another person, under the proposals in the Criminal Justice Bill. - Inc ref to 37(7) (a) of the Police Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and section 3 of the Bail Act 1976.

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