Sexual Offences: Reoffenders
Commons · Question 21938 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the risk assessment procedures applied when considering bail for defendants with previous convictions for serious sexual offences.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 8 Sep 2026
The decision to remand an individual into custody or to grant bail is solely a matter for the independent judiciary acting in accordance with the criteria set out in the Bail Act 1976.When courts (magistrates or judges) are presiding over a case they deci...