When the police arrest a person on suspicion that they have committed a criminal offence, they can detain the suspect in a police station whilst they carry out an investigation, including by questioning the suspect.
In 2016 I published a paper arguing that police bail without charge should be abolished.
Last night the Centre's director, Richard Garside, was interviewed on BBC Newsnight on the issue of police bail.
He argued that police should not blame cuts for the problems with bail. He said;
The police remain a very well resourced public service. In the decade to 2010, police funding went up in real terms by 50%.
The full Newsnight programme can be viewed on...
