The Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018

Information to detained persons about these Rules and the short-term holding facility

7.—(1) The following information must be available at a short-term holding facility for consultation by a detained person—

(a) a copy of these Rules;

(b) information about any procedures in place for applying for bail;

(c) information about the right to seek legal advice;

(d) any other information about the procedures in the short-term holding facility relevant to the detained person’s rights and responsibilities, and

(e) any translation of these Rules and of the information in sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) which is available, if required by the detained person.

(2) In the following cases the manager must ensure that the information in paragraph (1) is explained in a language which the detained person understands to the extent necessary to enable the detained person to understand their rights and responsibilities—

(a) where the detained person is under the age of 18, or

(b) where the detained person appears to have difficulty understanding that information.