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Police bail clock
Work out when pre-charge police bail reaches each time limit, and when the police must go to a magistrates’ court to keep it going.
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How this is calculated
Pre-charge bail has time limits: an initial period of up to three months, which senior officers can extend to six and then nine months, after which the police must apply to a magistrates’ court. The calculator counts three, six and nine calendar months from the date bail began.
Released under investigation has no conditions and no fixed time limit. Neither bail nor release under investigation is a sign of the outcome, and both are a stage where defence work can still influence the decision.
Read the full guides: Released under investigation or police bail and Opposing a pre-charge bail extension.
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