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<p>Responsibility for the arrest and charging of an individual rests with the police
and the prosecuting authorities. The Judiciary holds responsibility for remand and
bail conditions. </p><p>On 11 March, Lady Justice Hackett was appointed to undertake
an independent inquiry to provide a full public account of the operation and extent
of the administrative scheme for dealing with so called “on-the-runs” that was established
by the previous Government. This will include a factual check of all letters issued.
I expect the report to be provided to me by the end of May 2014 for the purpose of
its full publication.</p><p> </p>
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