Bail: Advisory Services
(asked on 16th February 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates' courts had bail information services in January 2024.
This question was answered on 26th February 2024
In January 2024, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) was delivering the Bail Information Service in four magistrates’ courts: Blackburn, Cardiff, Manchester and Liverpool.
As of 12 February 2024, there were 31 full-time Bail Information Officers - 26 in prisons and five in magistrates’ courts. Of the total, 24 are employed by HMPPS and seven through agencies.