“The government has activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters are being sentenced for their role in recent unrest.
Across the north of England and parts of the midlands defendants waiting for a court appearance will be kept in police cells until prison space is available.
The system, known as Operation Early Dawn, was activated on Monday morning. It was previously used by the Conservative government in May.
BBC“… Under Operation Early Dawn, defendants will only be summoned to a magistrates’ court when a space in prison is ready for them.
This means court cases could be delayed, with people kept in police cells or released on bail while they await trial.
The Ministry of Justice said that anyone who “poses a risk to the public” will not be bailed and the police’s ability to arrest criminals will not be affected.
Deputy Chief Constable Nev Kemp of the NPCC said: “Policing will continue to arrest anyone that they need to in order to keep the public safe, including policing protests and events and ensuring that people are arrested as expected”
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