# The Contracted-Out Prisons (Specification of Restricted Activities) Order 2009, Paragraph 1


General gate duties; in particular
the operation of electronic and manual gates, portals, x‑ray and metal detector equipment;
the routine searching of visitors and staff;
carrying out random or targeted searching of any person, acting upon the instruction and supervision of a prisoner custody officer or the director.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/576/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contracted-out-prisons-specification-of-restricted-activities-order-2009/schedule/paragraph-1
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