A watchdog has called for reform of Northern Ireland's bail system, with the country having one of the highest rates in Europe for remanding people in to custody.
A watchdog has called for reform of the bail system in Northern Ireland, which has one of the highest rates in Europe for remanding people in to custody.
Four types of bail are used by the police and court system, spanning the period during which an individual is under investigation, through to awaiting sentence if charged and convicted. The CJI's chief inspector, Jacqui Durkan, said: "Bail and remand are essential parts of the justice system, balancing the needs of victims and witnesses and the safety of the public, with the rights of defendants to a fair trial and their cases being dealt with in a reasonable time.""Prosecutor and defence time and costs are spent dealing with recurring bail and remand hearings," she said.
The CJI called for movement on a long-standing proposal to introduce a Bail Act for Northern Ireland to provide greater levels of consistency and certainty around bail law."We accept there have been competing legislative priorities and three years without an Assembly in the intervening 10 years," Ms Durkan said.
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