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Recommendation 10
10
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Remove Bail Act provision for remanding individuals solely for their own protection and provide community alternatives.
Recommendation
We welcome the draft Mental Health Bill 2022 which legislates for the removal of using prisons as a place of safety for those with mental health difficulties. However, we call on the Government to go further, removing the provision in the Bail Act 1976 for remanding people into custody for their own protection in all situations, and providing adequate provision in the community for those people who would have been remanded to custody solely for their own protection.
Paragraph Reference:
60
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 31 March 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗