Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 728

      The Prison Rules 1999


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


1999 No. 728

PRISONS

The Prison Rules 1999

  Made 10th March 1999 
  Laid before Parliament 11th March 1999 
  Coming into force 1st April 1999 


ARRANGEMENT OF RULES


PART I

INTERPRETATION
GENERAL
1. Citation and commencement
2. Interpretation

PART II

PRISONERS
GENERAL
3. Purpose of prison training and treatment
4. Outside contacts
5. After care
6. Maintenance of order and discipline
7. Classification of prisoners
8. Privileges
9. Temporary release
10. Information to prisoners
11. Requests and complaints
WOMEN PRISONERS
12. Women prisoners
RELIGION
13. Religious denomination
14. Special duties of chaplains and prison ministers
15. Regular visits by ministers of religion
16. Religious services
17. Substitute for chaplain or prison minister
18. Sunday work
19. Religious books
MEDICAL ATTENTION
20. Medical attendance
21. Special illnesses and conditions
22. Notification of illness or death
PHYSICAL WELFARE AND WORK
23. Clothing
24. Food
25. Alcohol and tobacco
26. Sleeping accommodation
27. Beds and bedding
28. Hygiene
29. Physical education
30. Time in the open air
31. Work
EDUCATION AND LIBRARY
32. Education
33. Library
COMMUNICATIONS
34. Communications generally
35. Personal letters and visits
36. Police interviews
37. Securing release
38. Legal advisers
39. Correspondence with legal advisers and courts
REMOVAL, SEARCH, RECORD AND PROPERTY
40. Custody outside prison
41. Search
42. Record and photograph
43. Prisoners' property
44. Money and articles received by post
SPECIAL CONTROL, SUPERVISION, RESTRAINT AND DRUG TESTING
45. Removal from association
46. Close supervision centres
47. Use of force
48. Temporary confinement
49. Restraints
50. Compulsory testing for controlled drugs
OFFENCES AGAINST DISCIPLINE
51. Offences against discipline
52. Defences to rule 51(9)
53. Disciplinary charges
54. Rights of prisoners charged
55. Governor's punishments
56. Forfeiture of remission to be treated as an award of additional days
57. Offences committed by young persons
58. Cellular confinement
59. Prospective award of additional days
60. Suspended punishments
61. Remission and mitigation of punishments and quashing of findings of guilt

PART III

OFFICERS OF PRISONS
62. General duty of officers
63. Gratuities forbidden
64. Search of officers
65. Transactions with prisoners
66. Contact with former prisoners
67. Communications to the press
68. Code of discipline
69. Emergencies

PART IV

PERSONS HAVING ACCESS TO A PRISON
70. Prohibited articles
71. Control of persons and vehicles
72. Viewing of prisons
73. Visitors

PART V

BOARDS OF VISITORS
74. Disqualification for membership
75. Board of visitors
76. Proceedings of boards
77. General duties of boards
78. Particular duties
79. Members visiting prisons
80. Annual report

PART VI

SUPPLEMENTAL
81. Delegation by governor
82. Contracted out prisons
83. Contracted out parts of prisons
84. Contracted out functions at directly managed prisons
85. Revocations and savings

  SCHEDULE Revocations

  Explanatory Note  

 
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