Part XI Miscellaneous
Bail and custody
153 Court to give reasons for granting bail to a person accused of serious offence.
The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 9 (decisions as to grant or refusal of bail) of Part I of Schedule 1 to the M1Bail Act 1976—
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1
If—
a
the defendant is charged with an offence to which this paragraph applies; and
b
representations are made as to any of the matters mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Part of this Schedule; and
c
the court decides to grant him bail,
the court shall state the reasons for its decision and shall cause those reasons to be included in the record of the proceedings.
2
The offences to which this paragraph applies are—
a
murder;
b
manslaughter;
c
rape;
d
attempted murder; and
e
attempted rape.