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7.—(1) Prisoners shall be classified, in accordance with any directions of the Secretary of State, having regard to their age, temperament and record and with a view to maintaining good order and facilitating training and, in the case of convicted prisoners, of furthering the purpose of their training and treatment as provided by rule 3.
(2) Unconvicted prisoners:
(a)shall be kept out of contact with convicted prisoners as far as the governor considers it can reasonably be done, unless and to the extent that they have consented to share residential accommodation or participate in any activity with convicted prisoners; and
(b)shall under no circumstances be required to share a cell with a convicted prisoner.
(3) Prisoners committed or attached for contempt of court, or for failing to do or abstain from doing anything required to be done or left undone:
(a)shall be treated as a separate class for the purposes of this rule;
(b)notwithstanding anything in this rule, may be permitted to associate with any other class of prisoners if they are willing to do so; and
(c)shall have the same privileges as an unconvicted prisoner under rules 20(5), 23(1) and 35(1).
(4) Nothing in this rule shall require a prisoner to be deprived unduly of the society of other persons.
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