Removal from association36
1
Where it appears to be necessary in the interests of preventing him from causing significant harm to himself or to any other person or significant damage to property that a trainee should not associate with other trainees, either generally or for particular purposes, the governor may arrange for the trainee’s removal from association accordingly.
2
A trainee shall not be removed under this rule unless all other appropriate methods of control have been applied without success.
3
A trainee who is placed in his own room during normal waking hours in accordance with arrangements made under this rule shall—
a
be observed at least once in every period of 15 minutes;
b
not be left unaccompanied during normal waking hours for a continuous period of more than 3 hours nor for periods which total in aggregate more than 3 hours in any period of 24 hours;
c
be released from the room as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1) above that he be removed from association; and
d
be informed both orally and in writing of the reasons for such placement.
4
A record shall be kept of each occasion on which a trainee is removed from association under this rule which shall specify—
a
the name of the trainee;
b
the date and time removal commenced and finished;
c
who authorised it;
d
the reasons for it and that the trainee was informed in accordance with paragraph (3)(d) above; and
e
any observations made in accordance with paragraph (3)(a) above;
and the record kept in accordance with this paragraph shall be made available, upon request, to the person authorised under rule 43(1) of these Rules to inspect the centre.