Special illnesses and conditions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Prison medical officer must report prisoners whose health is at risk Crown / Minister / Government department
UK Statutory Instrument
1999
United Kingdom
The Prison Rules 1999
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What's here
2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
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Restraints
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Governor must notify monitoring board and medical staff of prisoner restraint Crown / Minister / Government department
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Coronavirus period – transition period
Purpose of prison training and treatment
Outside contacts
After care
Maintenance of order and discipline
Classification of prisoners
Privileges
Temporary release
Coronavirus Restricted Temporary Release
Information to prisoners
Requests and complaints
Women prisoners
Religious denomination
Special duties of chaplains and prison ministers
Regular visits by ministers of religion
Religious services
Substitute for chaplain or prison minister
Sunday work
Religious books
Health services
Notification of illness or death
Clothing
Food
Alcohol and tobacco
Sleeping accommodation
Beds and bedding
Hygiene
Physical education
Time in the open air
Work
Prescription of certain matters in respect of prisoners’ earnings
Education
Library
Communications generally
Personal letters and visits
Interception of communications
Permanent log of communications
Disclosure of material
Retention of material
Police interviews
Securing release
Visits from legal advisers
Delivery and receipt of legally privileged material
Custody outside prison
Search
Record and photograph
Prisoners’ property
Money and articles received by post
Removal from association
Close supervision centres
Separation centres
Use of force
Temporary confinement
Compulsory testing for controlled drugs , pharmacy medicines and other substances etc. ...
Observation of prisoners by means of an overt closed circuit television system
Compulsory testing for alcohol
Offences against discipline
Interpretation of rule 51
Defences to rule 51(9)
Defences to rule 51(10) and rule 51(11)
Disciplinary charges
Determination of mode of inquiry
Determination of mode of inquiry in a coronavirus period
Rights of prisoners charged
Governor’s punishments
Adjudicator’s punishments
Requirement to pay for damage to prison property
Review of adjudicator’s punishment
Forfeiture of remission to be treated as an award of additional days
Offences committed by young persons
Cellular confinement
Prospective award of additional days
Removal from a cell or living unit
Suspended punishments
Remission and mitigation of punishments , variation of compensation requirements and quashing of findings of guilt
Enforcement of compensation requirements
General duty of officers
Gratuities forbidden
Search of officers
Transactions with prisoners
Contact with former prisoners
Communications to the press
Code of discipline
Emergencies
Prohibited articles
List C Articles
Control of persons and vehicles
Viewing of prisons
Visitors
Disqualification for membership
Independent monitoring board
Proceedings of boards
General duties of boards
Particular duties
Members visiting prisons
Annual report
Delegation by governor
Contracted out prisons
Contracted out parts of prisons
Contracted out functions at directly managed prisons
Revocations and savings
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