When can a person be detained?

When can a person be detained?

Police Detainment The police can detain you when they have a reasonable suspicion that you have committed a crime. While no set time limit exists, police are only allowed to detain you for a reasonable period while they conduct an investigation. During the investigation, they will likely try asking you questions.

How long can you be held in police custody?

24 hours

Can police bail conditions be changed?

If the court has given you bail conditions, then it is the court who alter the conditions. The police cannot alter bail conditions given at court. You will need to get in touch with a solicitor who will arrange a court hearing to vary your conditions.

How many times can police bail you?

There is no limit to the number of times a person can be bailed without charge. The police are under an obligation to conduct investigations “diligently and efficiently” – those two obligations are at odds with one another, which means that the new time limit on bail has caused the police some real problems.

Can bail be dropped?

Bail is one of several actions that the police can take after arresting you. Your case can be dropped while you’re on bail. If you are bailed without charge, called ‘pre-charge bail’ this means that you will have to appear at a police station at a later date.

Can you be bailed if not charged?

When the police release a person from custody, but they have not been charged and the investigation is ongoing, that person may be released on bail. This means that they are under a legal duty to return to the police station at the date and time provided to them.

How long can you be on bail for?

What it did do was to establish that, initially, the police can only bail a person for 28 days, although this can be extended by a senior police officer to a total of three months, and thereafter it can be further extended by a magistrates’ court, ultimately indefinitely.