Editing Bail (section)

==== England and Wales ====
{{Main|Bail in the United Kingdom}}

In the modern English bail system, monetary payments play a very small role. Securities and sureties can be taken as conditions for being granted bail, but these amounts are not excessive. Wider restrictions such as [[curfews]], [[electronic tagging|electronic monitoring]], presenting at a [[police station]], and limits on meeting specific people or going to specific places are more common conditions.

Bail is regulated primarily by the [[Bail Act 1976]] and the [[Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984]], both of which have been heavily amended by later legislation such as the [[Policing and Crime Act 2017]].<ref name="gmpbail">{{cite news |title=Pre-Charge Bail and Release Under Investigation Procedure |url=https://www.gmp.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/foi-media/greater-manchester/policies/pre-charge-bail-and-release-under-investigation-procedure-june-2020-web.pdf |publisher=Greater Manchester Police |date=June 2020 |access-date=17 August 2021 |archive-date=17 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817213743/https://www.gmp.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/foi-media/greater-manchester/policies/pre-charge-bail-and-release-under-investigation-procedure-june-2020-web.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Bail Act 1976 was enacted with the aims of creating more conditions by which defendants could be denied bail and also redefining the parameters of fulfilling bail. The Bail Act also nullified the recognizance system, removing the requirement of paying a specific amount of money and instead arresting defendants for failing to surrender. The Bail Act created a [[rights|qualified right]] to be granted bail before conviction, except for when certain factors applied.<ref>s4 Bail Act 1976 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/63/section/4)</ref> This does not guarantee a person will get bail, but it places the onus on the prosecution to demonstrate why bail should be refused in preference to custody.

In England and Wales there are three types of bail that can be given:<ref>[https://archive.today/20120724134922/http://www.dorset.police.uk/default.aspx?page=1024 "Bail Conditions"], [[Dorset Police]]. Retrieved 30 December 2008.</ref>
* '''Police bail'''. A suspect is released without being charged but must return to the police station at a stated time. Normally this is limited to 28 days.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/28-day-pre-charge-bail-limit-comes-into-force</ref>
* '''Police to court'''. After being charged, a suspect is given bail but must attend their first court hearing at the date and Court stated.
* '''Court bail'''. After a court hearing, a suspect is granted bail pending further investigation or while the case continues.