Alistair Grainger

This Practice Note deals with failure to surrender (absconding) and breach of bail conditions under the Bail Act 1976 (BA 1976). It also covers bench warrants, the procedure for dealing with failing to surrender and breach of bail conditions and the court’s approach to determining breach of bail conditions.

This Practice Note covers appealing the refusal or appealing the granting of bail, as well as appealing the refusal to vary bail conditions. It deals with applications to the Crown Court, the procedure for making applications to the Crown Court under the Criminal Procedure Rules, appeals to the High Court, and the procedure for making applications to the High Court under the Rules of the Supreme Court, appealing against the imposition of bail conditions, prosecution appeals to the granting of bail, and the procedure for the prosecution exercising its right of appeal.

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004) provides the primary framework for dealing with large-scale emergencies under UK law. This Practice Note covers the definition of emergency, interaction with human rights and the royal prerogative, use of the powers versus existing legislation, limitations on the power and process for making regulations.

This Practice Note covers applications to the Crown Court for bail under section 81 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (SCA 1981). It deals with the circumstances where a defendant can apply to the Crown Court for bail, the principles governing bail, applications for bail in murder cases, the procedure for Crown Court bail applications, sureties in the Crown Court and repeat applications for bail.

This Practice Note explains the conditions of bail that are commonly imposed by a court to prevent a defendant from absconding or committing further offences. It explains the differences between a surety and security under the Bail Act 1976 (BA 1976) and examines the consequences for a surety if a defendant absconds. This Practice Note also deals with making sureties continuous.

This Practice Note examines the combined effect of key terrorism legislation, explaining the powers conferred on the government to protect the UK from terrorism and the interaction with criminal law and human rights.