§ 18. Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences were committed while on bail; and how many offenders committed offences while on bail in each of the last five years and in each quarter of 1993 to date.
§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested is not, at present, available. Research evidence suggests that the proportion of persons granted bail by the courts who were later found guilty of offences committed on bail has remained at between 10 and 12 per cent. over the last few years. It seems likely, therefore, that at least 50,000 offences each year are committed by people on bail.