Rules for the management of prisons and other institutions

C2C3C4C5C647F9 Rules for the management of prisons and places for the detention of young offendersC1

1

The Secretary of State may make rules for the regulation and management of prisons, remand centres F1, young offender institutions F10, secure training centres or secure colleges, and for the classification, treatment, employment, discipline and control of persons required to be detained therein.

2

Rules made under this section shall make provision for ensuring that a person who is charged with any offence under the rules shall be given a proper opportunity of presenting his case.

3

Rules made under this section may provide for the training of particular classes of persons and their allocation for that purpose to any prison or other institution in which they may lawfully be detained.

F153A

Rules made under this section may specify any substance or product F16... in relation to which a person may be required to provide a sample for the purposes of section 16A of this Act F17; but a substance or product may not be specified if it is—

a

a controlled drug,

b

a pharmacy medicine,

c

a prescription only medicine, or

d

a psychoactive substance

within the meaning of section 16A.

4

Rules made under this section shall provide for the special treatment of the following persons whilst required to be detained in a prison, that is to say—

a

. . . F2

d

any . . . F3 person detained in a prison, not being a person serving a sentence or a person imprisoned in default of payment of a sum adjudged to be paid by him on his conviction F4or a person committed to custody on his conviction.

F54A

Rules made under this section shall provide for F11—

a

the inspection of secure training centres and secure colleges, and

b

the appointment of independent persons to F12visit them and to whom representations may be made by offenders F13detained there .

5

Rules made under this section may provide for the temporary release of persons F6detained in a prison, remand centre F7, young offender institution F14, secure training centre or secure college not being persons committed in custody for trial F8before the Crown Courtor committed to be sentenced or otherwise dealt with by F8the Crown Courtor remanded in custody by any court.