Bail

Calls have been made for greater use of electronic monitoring for people on bail. There were 2,200 people in prison on remand awaiting trial on 1 November in Scotland – almost a third of the total number in jail. And there has been a significant increase in the time people are having to spend

New laws to change how imprisonment is used in Scotland, while ensuring victims are at the heart of the justice system, have been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The reforms will establish one new bail test and set into law the circumstances in which courts should remand someone in custody or gra

A Scottish government bill has come under fire for failing to define simple legal concepts. The Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill seeks to reduce the number of prisoners on remand but risks creating bad law, Scottish Labour has warned.

MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee are to examine plans put forward by the Scottish government which would overhaul systems in place around the release of prisoners and use of bail by courts. The new Bail and Release from Custody Bill, which the government hopes will