ABSTRACT
If the defendant is granted conditional bail but then breaches a condition of that bail, he is liable to be arrested under s 7 of the Bail Act 1976. No warrant is required by the police to arrest the defendant if he is in breach of a condition of his bail. After his arrest, he must be brought before a justice of the peace within 24 hours (s 7(4)). It is likely that his bail will be withdrawn, so that he will be held in custody pending trial, or else bail will be granted again but subject to even more stringent conditions.
