C1Part IV Provision of Services
Contracted out prisons
I186 Powers and duties of prisoner custody officers employed at contracted out prisons.
1
A prisoner custody officer performing custodial duties at a contracted out prison shall have the following powers, namely—
a
to search in accordance with prison rules any prisoner who is confined in the prison; and
b
to search F1in accordance with prison rules any other person who is in or is seeking to enter the prison, and any article in the possession of such a person.
2
The powers conferred by subsection (1)(b) above to search a person shall not be construed as authorising a prisoner custody officer to require a person to F2submit to an intimate search (within the meaning of section 164(5) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979). .
3
A prisoner custody officer performing custodial duties at a contracted out prison shall have the following duties as respects prisoners confined in the prison, namely—
a
to prevent their escape from lawful custody;
b
to prevent, or detect and report on, the commission or attempted commission by them of other unlawful acts;
c
to ensure good order and discipline on their part; and
d
to attend to their wellbeing.
4
The powers conferred by subsection (1) above, and the powers arising by virtue of subsection (3) above, shall include power to use reasonable force where necessary.
Pt. IV (ss. 73-92) applied (30.6.1999) by 1999 c. 9, s. 1(2), Sch. 1 as added by 1991 c. 56, Sch. 4A para. 13(2)(a)