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The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000

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Special duties of chaplains and appointed ministersE+W

31.—(1) The chaplain or a minister appointed to a young offender institution shall [F1(or during a coronavirus period shall so far as reasonably practicable)]

(a)interview every inmate of his denomination individually as soon as he reasonably can after the inmate’s reception into that institution and shortly before his release; and

(b)if no other arrangements are made, read the burial service at the funeral of any inmate of his denomination who dies in that institution.

(2) The chaplain shall [F2(or during a coronavirus period shall so far as reasonably practicable),] visit daily all inmates belonging to the Church of England who are sick, under restraint or confined to a room or cell; and a minister appointed to a young offender institution shall do the same, as far as he reasonably can, for inmates of his own denomination.

(3) If the inmate is willing, the chaplain shall [F3(or during a coronavirus period shall so far as reasonably practicable)] visit any inmate not of the Church of England who is sick, under restraint or confined to a room or cell, and is not regularly visited by a minister of his own denomination.

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