s 114 Bail: risk of committing an offence causing injury
(1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Bail Act 1976 (c. 63) (defendants accused or convicted of imprisonable offences) is amended as follows. (2) After paragraph 6 insert— (6ZA) If the defendant is charged with murder, the defendant may not be granted bail unless the court is of the opinion that there is no significant risk of the defendant committing, while on bail, an offence that would, or would be likely to, cause physical or mental injury to any person other than the defendant. (3) In paragraph 9 (matters to which court is to have regard when taking decisions about granting bail)— (a) after “6A” insert “ or of the opinion mentioned in paragraph 6ZA ” , and (b) after paragraph (d) insert— (e) if the court is satisfied that there are substantial grounds for believing that the defendant, if released on bail (whether subject to conditions or not), would commit an offence while on bail, the risk that the defendant may do so by engaging in conduct that would, or would be likely to, cause physical or mental injury to any person other than the defendant,