§ Stephen HesfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he is taking to prevent offences being committed by individuals released on bail. [156340]
§ Paul GogginsThe Government are determined to ensure that the courts give proper and careful consideration before exercising their discretion to grant bail where defendants who are already on bail commit an offence. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 provides that a defendant who applies for bail in respect of an offence that appears to have been committed while he was on bail for another offence may not be granted bail unless the court is satisfied that there is no significant risk of his offending again.