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The Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences Rules 2009

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Inspector of service custody premises

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7.—(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint one or more inspectors of service custody premises.

(2) Any person who immediately before the date on which these Rules come into force was an Inspector of Military Establishments(1) shall be deemed to have been appointed as an inspector of service premises for the purposes of paragraph (1).

(3) It shall be the duty of an inspector of service custody premises to—

(a)inspect service custody premises;

(b)report to the Defence Council on all service custody facilities at least once a year;

(c)if on an inspection under sub-paragraph (a) he considers a service custody facility is suitable for the confinement of a detainee serving a sentence of service detention, permit its use for that purpose, subject to such conditions, if any, as he may specify;

(d)train staff for employment in service custody premises;

(e)advise on the appointment and posting of staff to be employed in service custody premises; and

(f)decide and issue policy regarding the use of mechanical restraints in service custody premises.

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Inspectors of Military Establishments were appointed under rule 5 of the Imprisonment and Detention (Army) Rules S.I. 1979/1456 and rule 5 of the Imprisonment and Detention (Air Force) Rules S.I. 1980/2005.

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