Judiciary ignoring Police on bail

Mark Mitchell points out:

New data obtained by National shows the number of people being granted bail despite opposition from Police has more than doubled since 2018, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says.

“In 2018, bail was granted despite Police opposition 2,061 times. By 2022, that number had skyrocketed to 5,084 – an increase of 147 per cent.

“Unsurprisingly, these figures coincide with a 97 per cent increase in the number of people absconding from electronically monitored bail.

“The data couldn’t be clearer. There is an obvious link between the courts increasingly ignoring Police opposition to bail and the number of people absconding from monitored bail.

This is partly why the violent crime rate is up 33% since 2017. The Government has said it wants fewer people in prisons, including those on bail, and Judges are ignoring warnings from Police that those arrested with a history of serious offending should not be given bail.