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Commons · Question 69667 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2025

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Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled Pre-charge bail and released under investigation: Striking a balance, published on 8 December 2020, what recent discussions she has had with police forces on the

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Sep 2025

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services regularly inspects police forces on their use of tools such as pre-charge bail and released under investigation (RUI) to manage offenders and protect victims and the wider public from harm. The ...