Defendants in custody
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003243/W
Version Date: 25/07/2025
The Criminal Justice Unit has provided the following information.
- How many defendants did Dorset Police recommend should be remanded in prison custody over the last 12 months? (April 2024-April 2025)
910
- With reference only to the two-week period of Monday 23rd September 2024 - Sunday 6th October 2024, please provide:
a) The total number of defendants Dorset Police recommended should be remanded into prison custody (i.e. via the MG7 form)
43
- b) Out of those defendants the police recommended should be remanded in custody, how many were actually remanded into custody by the courts?
23
- c) Please provide this data broken down by:
i) the relevant reasons for opposing bail (as selected on the MG7 form) and
ii) the most serious offence the defendant was charged with.
Please see following list of acronym meanings to help you understand the returned data in the table below:
- DVPO – Domestic Violence Protection Order
- MH – Mental Health
- DA – Domestic Abuse
- DV – Domestic Violence
- GBH – Grievous Bodily Harm
- BOB – Breach of Bail
- RO – Restraining Order
- AEW – Assault against Emergency Worker
- SOR – Sex Offender Register
- PWITZ – Possession with Intent to Supply
- SSO – Serious Sexual Offence
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MG7 Reasons to Oppose Bail |
Most Serious Charged Offence |
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Commit further offences/interfere witness |
possess an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. |
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For own protection due to MH |
Arson with intent to endanger life |
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Existing history and disregard for conditions & protection of victim |
Breach of stalking order |
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No MG07 |
Breach of DVPO |
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Commit further offences/interfere witness & risk of further injury to victim |
Assault by beating |
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Fail to Surrender, commit offences on bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, Risk of further DA/MH of persons associated & defendants own protection. |
Engage in controlling/Coercive behaviour |
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BOB/ Commit offences on bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, risk of further abuse to shop workers |
Threat words |
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Commit further offences on bail/risk of further DA |
Stalking involving fear of violence |
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Fail to surrender, commit offences on bail |
Theft from shop |
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Commit offences on bail, risk of further DA |
Rape, GBH |
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Fail to surrender, commit offences on bail, risk of further DA |
Burglary |
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Commit offences on bail, risk of further DA |
BOB |
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Risk of further DA/ other risk of physical or mental injury, defendants’ own protection |
Possess knife/sharp pointed object in a public place |
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Commit offences on bail, risk of further DA/ physical or mental injury to persons associated to the defendant |
Harassment - breach of RO & AEW |
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Fail to surrender, Commit offences on bail |
Fail to comply with SOR & prison recall |
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Fail to Surrender, commit offences on bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice & Risk of further DA/MH of persons associated |
Intentional Strangulation & Coercive / Controlling behaviour |
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Commit offences on bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice. |
BOB |
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Fail to appear, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, risk of DA or physical/mental injury to persons associated with the defendant |
Intentional Strangulation |
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Fail to appear, commit offences on bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, risk of DA or physical/mental injury to persons associated with the defendant |
BOB |
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Fail to Surrender, commit offences on bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice & Risk of further DA/MH of persons associated |
Harassment - breach of a restraining |
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No MG07 |
Breach of DVPO |
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Fail to Surrender, commit offences on bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice & Risk of further DA/MH of persons associated |
Breach of DVPO |
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Fail to surrender, commit further offences |
Theft from shop |
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Risk of further DA/ other risk of physical or mental injury, defendants’ own protection |
Assault a female 13 and over by penetration with a part of body/thing |
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Commit further offences, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, Risk of further DA or any other risk of physical/mental injury |
BOB |
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Fail to surrender, Commit offences on bail |
Possess Class B & BOB |
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Fail to surrender, Commit offences on bail |
Drive disq & no insurance |
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Commit offences on bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice. |
PWITZ Class A |
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Fail to surrender, commit further offences |
Theft from shop (SSO activated) |
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Fail to surrender, Commit further offences, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, Risk of further DA or physical/mental injury & for defendant’s own protection |
BOB |
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Existing history and disregard for conditions |
Burglary |
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Will not adhere to bail conditions |
Theft |
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Fail to surrender, commit further offences |
Fail to comply with SOR |
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Fail to Surrender, |
Possession with Intent to supply - Class A |
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Fail to surrender, Commit further offences, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, Risk of further DA or physical/mental injury |
Arson |
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Fail to appear, commit offences on bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, for defendants’ own protection |
Possession with Intent to supply - Class A |
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Fail to appear, Commit offences on bail, for defendants’ own protection |
Drive whilst disqualified & no insurance |
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Fail to surrender, commit further offences |
BOB |
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Fail to surrender, commit further offences |
BOB |
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Fail to surrender, Commit further offences, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, Risk of further DA or physical/mental injury |
Assault ABH |
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Fail to surrender, Commit further offences, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, Risk of further DA or physical/mental injury |
BOB |
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Serial DV perpetrator/Previously breached bail |
Intimidate witness in civil proceedings |
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No MG07 |
Breach of a DVPO |