Types of Bail in UK Criminal Justice System

CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PROCESS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
Identify and explain the two types of Bail, including a description of the conditions for their
use...............................................................................................................................................3
Police Bail..............................................................................................................................4
Court Bail ..............................................................................................................................5
Bail Plea in High Court..........................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
UK Criminal Justice System is an association of several bodies which collectively functions
with a purpose to deliver justice. This system comprises of Police administration, Prosecution
agencies, Courts, jail administration and other Ministerial and miscellaneous agencies which are
established by various legislation made enforce for the protection of its people and to prevent
crimes by imposing sentences,punishments,penalties and fines upon the offender (Malik and
Kumar, 2020) . It also infuses fear in the minds of general public of its deterrence if crime is
committed. Criminal Justice System are the rules of the society which are enforced with
resolute firmness. The purpose behind the developing criminal law is to ensure public safety,
render justice and to take punitive action against the offender.
TASK
Identify and explain the two types of Bail, including a description of the conditions for their
use.
The concept of bail was first discovered by the circuit courts in Britain back in the
medieval period. Bail is a popular term in a public domain contained in a book of law which
governs the criminal justice system which means to set a person free from imprisonment upon
certain conditions. In general bail is the process of releasing of a person who is charged with an
offence which is likely to cause him arrest by the police and keep for remand. In such a case
arrested person can use his bail rights which gives him option of conditional release for an
amount to be kept as a security for release(Pycroft, 2019) . The security is kept for the purpose of
requiring his presence in future before the court when the trial proceeds.
Section 1 of the Bail Act 1976. defines the meaning of bail in criminal proceedings as:
 bail to a person who is charged with an offence and convicted;or
 bail to a person who is under custody of the police or to a person whose arrest warrant
has been issued;or
 bail in extradition proceedings.