Section 18

[anom123]

if a section 18 is so serious how come a person can be given bail my daughters ex fractured her arm in this last incident police arrested him he has only just(3days) come of tag for a driven offence they charged him with section 18 but have give him bail even though he has so many charges on violence how can he be given bail

[jackthehat]

Sometimes the decisions made do seem to beggar belief.
There is probably a 'reason' somewhere, whether you or your daughter will be able to find out I couldn't say.
Hopefully, your daughter will be able able to stay far away from this charmless nurk...

[Buenchico]

It is a basic principle of English law that a person is innocent until proven guilty. Therefore anyone who is suspected of a crime has the right to be 'released under investigation' by the police, or to be bailed by them, unless there are very specific reasons why that can't be allowed to happen. The alternative would be to lock people up without trial willy-nilly, contrary to their human rights. Even some murder suspects are granted bail occasionally (although it has to be a Crown court that grants it).

See here
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/880492/Bail-and-refusal-of-bail-by-criminal-courts-and-police-officers-v5.0-gov-uk.pdf
and here
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/bail

[anom123]

thank you for the very helpful links i think i thought because police charged him with a section 18 and it being a sunday he would go in front of court tomorrow i dont no why i thought this im just in shock it happened today sorry for all my questions i just need to get some kind of understanding thank you in advance

[barry1010]

Very often conditions are attached to bail which must be adhered to or it could result in being remanded in prison until trial.
Bail conditions in your daughter's case would probably include not contacting her; not going within a certain distance of her home and workplace and maybe a curfew meaning he has to stay at his approved residence during certain hours such as evening/nights.

[Peter Pedant]

// The alternative would be to lock people up without trial willy-nilly, contrary to their human rights.//

which they used to do ( remand ) in the good old days BUT, Bail Act and full prisons means they do things differently
along with..... the huge length before trial

GBH came to court within 60 d - one of our workers had 60 d porridge ( and then was acquitted ) now it is more like 600