The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994

Storage or disposal of personal property of prisoners

43.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Governor shall make arrangements for the safe storage of all items of property belonging to a prisoner which have been received into prison, except for items which a prisoner is allowed to keep in his room or cell or on his person.

(2) Where the Governor is of the opinion that any item of property belonging to or which has been sent to a prisoner and which has been received into prison is prejudicial to health, safety, security or good order–

(a)he shall notify the prisoner; and

(b)except where it is reasonably practicable for the prisoner to arrange for disposal, he may make arrangements for the disposal or, in the case of anything perishable, the destruction of any such item.