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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12U.K. Discipline etc at Detention Centres

Yn ddilys o 02/04/2001

Assisting detained persons to escapeU.K.

4(1)A person who aids any detained person in escaping or attempting to escape from a detention centre or short-term holding facility is guilty of an offence.U.K.

(2)A person who, with intent to facilitate the escape of any detained person from a detention centre or short-term holding facility—

(a)conveys any thing into the centre or facility or to a detained person,

(b)sends any thing (by post or otherwise) into the centre or facility or to a person detained there,

(c)places any thing anywhere outside the centre or facility with a view to its coming into the possession of a person detained there,

is guilty of an offence.

(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both; or

(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.