The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000

PART IV E+W Persons Having Access to a Young Offender Institution

Prohibited articles E+W

74.  No person shall, without authority, convey into or throw into or deposit in a young offender institution, or convey to an inmate, or deposit in any place with intent that it shall come into the possession of an inmate, any article whatsoever. Anything so conveyed, thrown or deposited may be confiscated by the governor.

[F1 List C Articles E+W

74A.   A List C article is any article or substance in the following list—

(a) tobacco;

(b) money;

(c) clothing;

(d) food;

(e) drink;

(f) letters;

(g) paper;

(h) books;

(i) tools;

(j) information technology equipment.]

[F2 (k) electronic cigarettes;

(l) matches;

(m) lighters.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Rule 74A inserted (1.4.2008) by The Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/599), rules 1, 6

F2 Rule 74A(k)-(m) inserted (22.5.2018) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/549), rules 1, 3(4)

Control of persons and vehicles E+W

75.— [F3 (1) Any person or vehicle entering or leaving a young offender institution may be stopped, examined and searched and in addition any such person may be photographed, fingerprinted or required to submit to other physical measurement.]

[F4 (1A) Any such search of a person shall be carried out in as seemly a manner as is consistent with discovering anything concealed about the person or their belongings.]

(2) The governor may direct the removal from a young offender institution of any person who does not leave on being required to do so.

Textual Amendments

F3 Rule 75(1) substituted (18.4.2005) by The Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/897), rule 1(1), Sch. para. 8(a)

F4 Rule 75(1A) inserted (18.4.2005) by The Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/897), rule 1(1), Sch. para. 8(b)

Viewing of young offender institutions E+W

76.—(1) No outside person shall be permitted to view a young offender institution unless authorised by statute or the Secretary of State.

(2) No person viewing a young offender institution shall be permitted to take a photograph, make a sketch or communicate with an inmate unless authorised by statute or the Secretary of State.

Visitors E+W

77.—(1) Without prejudice to any other powers to prohibit or restrict entry to young offender institutions, or his powers under rules 9 and 10, the Secretary of State may prohibit visits by a person to a young offender institution or to an inmate in a young offender institution for such periods of time as he considers necessary if the governor considers that such a prohibition is—

(a) necessary on grounds specified in rule 11(4); and

(b) is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by the prohibition.

[F5 (1A) During a coronavirus period, the Secretary of State may prohibit visits by all persons or classes of persons to a young offender institution or to an inmate in a young offender institution for such periods of time as the Secretary of State considers necessary, if the Secretary of State considers that such prohibition is necessary as a result of the effects, or likely effects, of coronavirus on or in relation to inmates or the young offender institution.]

(2) [F6 Paragraph (1)] [F6 Paragraph (1) and (1A)] shall not apply in relation to any visit to a young offender institution or inmate by a member of the [F7 independent monitoring board] of the young offender institution, or justice of the peace, or to prevent any visit by a legal adviser for the purposes of an interview under rule 16 or visit allowed by the [F7 independent monitoring board] under rule 10(5).

Textual Amendments

F5 Rule 77(1A) inserted (temp.) (15.5.2020) by virtue of The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/508), rule 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(a) (with rule 1(3))

F6 Words in rule 77(2) substituted (temp.) (15.5.2020) by virtue of The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/508), rule 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(b) (with rule 1(3))

F7 Words in rule 77(2) substituted (1.4.2008) by The Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/599), rules 1, 4(a)