§ Mr. Geoffrey Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what occasions in the last five years an accused person has in a criminal case been allowed to leave the jurisdiction of British courts before trial; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is not available. The Bail Act 1976 envisages that a defendant may wish to leave the United Kingdom during the period before his trial; in such a case section 3(5) empowers the court to require him to give security for his return to stand trial.