{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sentencing-act-2020-prison-sanctions-regulations-2026/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sentencing-act-2020-prison-sanctions-regulations-2026/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348288056",
  "legislation_title": "The Sentencing Act 2020 (Prison Sanctions) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sentencing-act-2020-prison-sanctions-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Prison sanctions for contempt",
  "text": "(1) The sanctions specified for the purposes of section 41B of the Sentencing Act 2020 are—\n(a) forfeiture of any of the privileges—\n(i) under rule 6 of the Young Offender Institution Rules 2000 for a period not exceeding 21 days where the offender is aged 18, 19 or 20 and is to be taken to a young offender institution for detention immediately after the prison sanctions order is made;\n(ii) under rule 8 of the Prison Rules 1999 for a period not exceeding 84 days in any other case;\n(b) cellular confinement—\n(i) for a period not exceeding 10 days where the offender is aged 18, 19 or 20 and is to be taken to a young offender institution for detention immediately after the prison sanctions order is made;\n(ii) for a period not exceeding 21 days in any other case;\n(c) forfeiture of social visits for a period not exceeding 27 days;\n(d) restriction of social visits to once in every period of 28 days for a period not exceeding 84 days.\n(2) Where a court makes a prison sanctions order imposing a sanction of cellular confinement, the governor of the prison or young offender institution in which the offender is detained must not implement the sanction unless a registered medical practitioner or registered nurse working within the prison or young offender institution has assessed the offender as being medically suitable.\n(3) A sanction specified in paragraph (1)(c) or (d)—\n(a) must not be imposed on an offender aged 18, 19 or 20 who is to be taken to a young offender institution for detention immediately after the prison sanctions order is made;\n(b) does not apply to social visits from a child of the offender and any adult who is appropriately accompanying that child.\n(4) In this regulation—\n“child of the offender” means a person under the age of 18 in respect of whom the offender—\n(a) is a parent, or\n(b) has parental responsibility within the meaning of section 3 of the Children Act 1989;\n“social visit” means an in-person visit to an offender, but does not include visits from a person acting in a professional or official capacity.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2000/3371, amended by S.I. 2018/549; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The meaning of “prison sanctions order” can be found in section 41B(4) of the Sentencing Act 2020."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/728, amended by S.I. 2018/549; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The meaning of “governor” can be found in section 41B(11) of the Sentencing Act 2020."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1989 c. 41."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348288056/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:39:22.667025+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}