Remand in Custody
Commons · Question 100506 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to review the status of people held on remand in custody for more than six months to determine whether they should be considered for conditional release.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 23 Dec 2025
The decision to remand an individual in custody or to grant bail is solely a matter for the independent judiciary acting in accordance with the Bail Act 1976. With limited exceptions, the Bail Act creates a presumption in favour of bail for defendants inv...