What does conditional bail mean?
Where the police think that there is a risk that the suspect may commit another offence, fail to turn up at court, intimidate you or other witnesses, or obstruct the course of justice, they can impose conditional bail. This means that he or she’s liberty is restricted in some way. For example, there may be a condition not to go within a certain distance of your house, or there may be a curfew if the offence was committed at night. If he or she is reported or believed to have breached one of the conditions, he or she can be arrested and put before a magistrates’ court where he or she may be remanded in custody to prison.
