The power and duty to deal with a defendant brought before the magistrates on an accusation of breach of the terms of his bail lay with the magistrates, and even where the bail had been set by the crown court and he was due to appear in the Crown Court within a few days, they had to deal with the matter on the defendant being brought before them. They have no power to commit the defendant to the Crown Court for that court to deal with him.
Citations:
Times 20-Feb-2001
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Magistrates
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.88688