PART IIInmates

Discipline and Control

Adult female inmates: disciplinary punishments65

1

In the case of a female inmate aged 21 years or over, rule 60 shall not apply, but the governor may, if he finds the inmate guilty of an offence against discipline, impose one or more of the following punishments:

a

caution;

b

forfeiture for a period not exceeding 42 days of any of the privileges under rule 6;

c

removal for a period not exceeding 21 days from any particular activity or activities of the young offender institution, other than education, training courses, work and physical education in accordance with rules 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41;

d

stoppage of or deduction from earnings for a period not exceeding 84 days F1...;

e

confinement to a cell or room for a period not exceeding F221 days;

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F41A

In the case of a female inmate aged 21 years or over, where a charge has been referred to the adjudicator, rule 60A shall not apply, but the adjudicator may if he finds the inmate guilty of an offence against discipline, impose one or more of the following punishments:

a

any of the punishments mentioned in paragraph (1);

b

in the case of an inmate who is a short-term or long-term prisoner, an award of additional days not exceeding 42 days.

2

If an inmate is found guilty of more than one charge arising out of an incident, punishments under this rule may be ordered to run consecutively, but in the case of an award of additional days, the total period added shall not exceed 42 days.

F53

Paragraph (1A) applies to an inmate who has been charged with having committed an offence against discipline before the date on which that paragraph came into force, in the same was as it applies to an inmate who has been charged with having committed an offence against discipline on or after that date, provided the charge is referred to the adjudicator no later than 60 days after that date.

4

Rule 58(3) shall not apply to a charge where, by virtue of paragraph (3), paragraph (1A) applies to the inmate who has been charged.