Sign in to your account. Report online. Report an incident. Review reports. Report an incident Review reports. About Us About Us. How to contact us How to contact us. Our Services Our Services. What's happening? Misconduct Hearings Misconduct Hearings. Useful Links Useful Links. Bail - Released pending further investigation. What is bail? As mentioned at the start of this article, the new bail time limit has been set at 28 days extendable up to 3 months where authorised by a Superintendent and every three or six-month extension thereafter ad infinitum must be agreed by a Magistrate.
To get around the new bail time limit, the police began releasing suspects under investigation RUI after their initial interview or detention. This means that there are no bail conditions in place, nor is there a date set for them to return to the police station.
Released Under Investigation causes problems for suspects and the legal profession as there are no goals or timeframes for the police to work towards. Theoretically the investigation can go on for years without an outcome, leaving us where we started before the new time limit. Unfortunately, bail extensions are not as simple as it seems. The Police are still allowed to apply for extensions to the day pre-charge bail time limit if they feel the case is significantly complicated.
An officer of the rank inspector or above is able to authorise a three-month extension from the initial arrest date before a decision needs to be made. If further time is needed for more enquiries or to consider the evidence, the police can apply to a Magistrates Court to issue an extension. There is no proposed limit on how often such applications can be made to the Court but it is anticipated that the Court would need to be satisfied that the investigation is taking place expeditiously and that there are grounds to keep the suspect on bail.
Free Enquiry. Mobile Menu 02 Exact matches only. Search in title. Search in content. Search in excerpt. Who can change your bail conditions? The most dramatic effect of the new act has been that for many cases suspects are now released without bail conditions of any type.
They are released under investigation RUI. The suspect has no date to return to the police station. They can travel where they like, reside where they like and lead their lives without constraint. In these cases, it is up to the police to notify a suspect or his solicitor when a decision has been taken either to charge or to take no further action.
There are still provisions for the police to release suspects with bail conditions. Cases which are being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority or the Serious Fraud Office have longer time limits, but the same principles apply.
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