Describe how both the police and magistrates decide matters relating to the granting of bail to a person awaiting trial

Describe how both the police and magistrates decide matters relating to the granting of bail to a person awaiting trial
Bail is the release of a criminal defendant in exchange for security to insure his/her appearance in court on the day and time appointed. The form of security given in exchange for bail is usually in the form of money yet can also be surety, where by a person unrelated to the charge in question will stand as assurance that the criminal defendant will appear at court on the appointed day. Every person brought before a court in criminal proceedings has a right to presume unconditional bail.
There are, however, exceptions to these presumptions. In the case of an indictable offence where the defendant is charged with a very serious offence, for example murder and s/he has been previously charged with such an offence in the past. A very rare occurrence is the charge of treason by which no bail is granted and a number of dormant statutes come into effect.
When considering the granting of any form bail, be it conditional or unconditional, the parties involved must consider the answers to a set of questions that outline whether or not the defendant should be granted bail. These include considerations with relation to the seriousness of the offence and the strength of evidence against it. Also taken in to account are the kind of sentence likely to be issued if the defendant is found guilty and the general nature of the individual as a person. Once these basic questions have been applied to the case and no other factor outside of these basic considerations apply a basis in which bail can be refused or granted is formed. Often the factors questioned above are enough to make a decision as to whether bail will be granted, there is then the case of deciding what from the bail should take, whether it be conditional or unconditional and other factors relating to that, there are however more intricate details that are relevant in some cases of bail that must be taken into consideration, with the emphasis upon re-offending.
