PART 6PERSONS HAVING ACCESS TO SHORT-TERM HOLDING FACILITIES
Visitors48
1
Without prejudice to any other powers to prohibit or restrict entry to short-term holding facilities, or to the powers under rule 25 (visits), the Secretary of State may—
a
with a view to ensuring the security of the short-term holding facility, the safety of any person or the prevention of crime, or
b
in the interests of any person,
restrict visits by a particular person to a short-term holding facility or to a particular detained person in a short-term holding facility for such periods of time as necessary.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any visits to a short-term holding facility or to a detained person by a member of the Visiting Committee of the short-term holding facility or by a legal adviser for the purposes of a meeting under rule 27 (legal adviser).