# The Detention Centre Rules 2001, Article 51: Contact with former detained persons


No officer shall, without the authority of the Secretary of State, communicate with any person whom he knows to be a former detained person or a relative or friend of a detained person or former detained person in such a way as could compromise that officer in the execution of his duty or the safety, security or control of the centre.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/238/article/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/detention-centre-rules-2001/article-51
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