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The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000

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Version Superseded: 22/05/2018

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Point in time view as at 01/04/2008.

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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000, PART IV. Help about Changes to Legislation

PART IVE+WPersons Having Access to a Young Offender Institution

Prohibited articlesE+W

74.  No person shall, without authority, convey into or throw into or deposit in a young offender institution, or convey to an inmate, or deposit in any place with intent that it shall come into the possession of an inmate, any article whatsoever. Anything so conveyed, thrown or deposited may be confiscated by the governor.

[F1List C ArticlesE+W

74A.  A List C article is any article or substance in the following list—

(a)tobacco;

(b)money;

(c)clothing;

(d)food;

(e)drink;

(f)letters;

(g)paper;

(h)books;

(i)tools;

(j)information technology equipment.]

Control of persons and vehiclesE+W

75.[F2(1) Any person or vehicle entering or leaving a young offender institution may be stopped, examined and searched and in addition any such person may be photographed, fingerprinted or required to submit to other physical measurement.]

[F3(1A) Any such search of a person shall be carried out in as seemly a manner as is consistent with discovering anything concealed about the person or their belongings.]

(2) The governor may direct the removal from a young offender institution of any person who does not leave on being required to do so.

Viewing of young offender institutionsE+W

76.—(1) No outside person shall be permitted to view a young offender institution unless authorised by statute or the Secretary of State.

(2) No person viewing a young offender institution shall be permitted to take a photograph, make a sketch or communicate with an inmate unless authorised by statute or the Secretary of State.

VisitorsE+W

77.—(1) Without prejudice to any other powers to prohibit or restrict entry to young offender institutions, or his powers under rules 9 and 10, the Secretary of State may prohibit visits by a person to a young offender institution or to an inmate in a young offender institution for such periods of time as he considers necessary if the governor considers that such a prohibition is—

(a)necessary on grounds specified in rule 11(4); and

(b)is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by the prohibition.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to any visit to a young offender institution or inmate by a member of the [F4independent monitoring board] of the young offender institution, or justice of the peace, or to prevent any visit by a legal adviser for the purposes of an interview under rule 16 or visit allowed by the [F4independent monitoring board] under rule 10(5).

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