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Dont think there have been any financial bail requirements in the UK since the late 1800s.


Slavery was also abolished in the UK in 1833.

Cash bail is an anachronism that makes a bunch of money at the expense of society's undesirables, so little progress is made on fixing it. See also the private prison system.


The Bail Act 1976 says you get bail by default, unless it's a serious offence, in which case you'd be remanded.




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