article_snippet: Police will be barred from leaving suspects to languish on bail for months or even years, Theresa May pledged yesterday.
article_snippet: Theresa May pledged to stop police from leaving suspects on bail for months  and said the Tories would introduce rules blocking the extension of bail beyond three months unless magistrates approved .
article_snippet: There has been an outcry over a string of high-profile cases where celebrities and journalists have been left on bail for long periods, often with strict curbs.
article_snippet: Any application to extend pre-charge bail beyond this would have to be approved by a magistrate, said
article_snippet: Mrs May said it was wrong for a person to languish on bail without being charged.
article_snippet: I have been clear it is simply not acceptable for individuals to spend months, and in some cases years, on pre-charge bail with no system of review only for charges never to be brought,’ she added.
article_snippet: Under she plan, there would be a presumption to release a person without bail.
article_snippet: Mrs May said it was unacceptable that people like DJ Paul Gambaccini (pictured) had been kept on bail for 'months and in some cases years'.
article_snippet: Mrs May said: ‘These measures ensure that decisions to release suspects with pre-charge bail conditions are taken only where it is necessary or proportionate.
article_snippet: In practice, they often quiz a person then release they on bail to return for interview at a later date.
article_snippet: In the House of Commons, David Cameron has criticised long bail periods, saying: ‘Justice delayed is justice denied.