Your release from custody
Information about your release from custody and what to expect.
The decision has been taken based on an assessment of the evidence currently available. If further evidence becomes available at a later date this decision may be reconsidered.
If you are currently on bail to return to a police station in respect of this investigation, it is not necessary for you to return.
You will have been provided with a Bail Notice showing details of when and where you are required to surrender to custody and any bail conditions that may apply. If you fail to surrender to custody, breach any conditions of bail or commit an offence whilst on bail, you may be arrested and brought back into police custody.
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced changes to how bail is authorised and granted by the police. Your release from custody on bail has been authorised having taken account of any representations made by you or your legal representative.
It is important you tell us if you change your address whilst you are on bail as it may be necessary to contact you. Any changes to the requirement for you to surrender to custody will be confirmed by post. You could be informed that no further action is to be taken against you, provided with a date to attend court or it may be necessary to change the details of when and where you are required to surrender to custody. If it is necessary to extend your bail, beyond the initially authorised period, any representation made by you or your legal representative will be taken into account before a decision is made. If a further interview is deemed necessary before you surrender to custody, and certain conditions apply, you may be arrested for that purpose or you may be invited to attend a voluntary review.
You must surrender to custody as originally instructed unless you are informed otherwise in writing by Kent Police.
During the course of an investigation, possibly following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, it may be necessary to vary the terms of your bail. You may therefore receive several Bail Variation Notices with which you must comply.
A review of your case has been conducted and a decision made for you to be released from police custody without bail whilst the investigation continues.
At the conclusion of the investigation, you will be contacted by post to advise you of the outcome. You may be informed that no further action is to be taken against you or you may receive a postal charge with a date ot attend court. It is important you tell us if you change your address whilst the investigation is ongoing. During the investigation it may be necessary for you to undergo a further interview for which you may be arrested if certain conditions apply or you may be invited to attend a voluntary interview.