§ Vera BairdTo ask the Solicitor-General how many appeals against grants of bail were made in(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03 by Cleveland Crown Prosecution Service; and how many were successful in each year. [164443]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe Bail (Amendment) Act 1993 gives the prosecution a right of appeal where a magistrates court grants bail to a person who is charged with or convicted of
an offence punishable by a term of imprisonment of five years or more; oran offence under section 12 (taking a conveyance without authority) or 12A (aggravated vehicle taking) of the Theft Act 1968.Over the period 2001–03, the Crown Prosecution Service in Cleveland made applications under the Bail (Amendment) Act as follows:
In 2001, there were three appeals of this nature and all of them succeeded.In 2002, there were four appeals, three of which were successful.In 2003, there were seven appeals, four of which were successful.