§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if a pilot study will be undertaken to assess whether the method for evaluating eligibility for bail, pioneered in the United States of America by the Vera Institute of Justice, a description of which has been sent to him, could be employed in this country; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CarlisleMy right hon. Friend would need to be satisfied that such a proposal was acceptable to the magistrates and the police, who would have to carry it out in practice. I understand that the Magistrates' Association are currently considering the question.