Bail supervision

The following information relates to offenders over the age of 16.  For Youth offending, please see Youth offending - general information

When a Sheriff is deciding whether to remand a person on custody or to grant Bail, he may make reference to a worker from the Criminal Justice Social Work Service with a view to imposing a Bail Supervision Order.

In addition to abiding by the conditions of his/her Bail Order, a person on a Bail Supervision Order will be expected to see a worker from Criminal Justice Social Work Service up to three times a week until the court case is concluded.  The aim of this contact is to reduce a person's risk of re-offending.  During contact with the Criminal Justice worker, assistance or advice is given in relation to problems, such as alcohol or drug addiction, which make a person more liable to re-offend.

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