Preparing for the District Court Bail Hearing

This topic outlines the process and the procedures required when preparing for attendance in a district court bail hearing.

The grounds for opposing bail can either be prepared by the supervising probation officer or the court officer.

Follow the steps below to prepare the information required for a district court bail hearing with the court officer.

Step	Action
1	Print the relevant court list from IOMS, and identify offenders appearing on CPPS breaches.
2	Check any on-strength or oral information provided by supervising probation officers to see if any opposition to bail has been prepared.
3	For those court servicing teams using a diary, check the court diary for any bail matters which have been recorded for that day's hearing.
4	Locate the files identified for a bail hearing. See earlier chapter on location files in preparation for list court.
5	Become familiar with the written submissions and the grounds for which bail has been opposed.
6	If a written submission has not been prepared, make notes in preparation for an oral submission.
7	Inform the police/crown of the defendant(s) CPPS intends to oppose bail against. The police/crown may wish to support the CPPS application.
8	Check with the police/crown if they require CPPS support on any bail matter they are opposing. Assess whether it is appropriate for CPPS to do so.
9	If it is appropriate to support the police/crown opposition to bail: gather the relevant evidence, and prepare either an oral or written submission.
10	Cut and paste any written submissions in IOMS under case notes in the offender header keep copies on the offender's file, and ensure there are enough copies for the offender and/or the offender's counsel.

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