questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria the Crown Prosecution Service uses to determine whether to (a) release an absconder on bail and (b) bail them.
answerText: The decision to remand an individual in 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.Questions about the Crown Prosecution Service are for the Attorney Genera...
heading: Prisoner Escapes