{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/polygraph-rules-2009/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/polygraph-rules-2009/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/619",
  "legislation_title": "The Polygraph Rules 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/polygraph-rules-2009",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, commencement and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) These Rules may be cited as the Polygraph Rules 2009 and shall come into force on 8th April 2009.\n(2) In these Rules—\n“comparison question” means a question asked for the purpose of establishing a baseline response, to which the relevant offender’s responses to the relevant questions will be compared;\n“polygraph operator” means any employee (either temporary or permanent) of a probation provider appointed to conduct polygraph examinations;\n“polygraph provider” means a person who has contracted with the Secretary of State to provide polygraph services;\n“polygraph supervisor” means a person appointed by the polygraph provider to review polygraph sessions;\n“post-test interview” means any interview conducted by the polygraph operator with the relevant offender during a polygraph session, following the completion of any polygraph examinations;\n“pre-test interview” means any interview conducted by the polygraph operator with the relevant offender during a polygraph session, prior to the start of any polygraph examinations;\n“probation provider” means a provider of probation services under section 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007 ...;\n“relevant question” means a question asked for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the relevant offender’s licence conditions or improving the management of the relevant offender; and\n“relevant offender” means a person to whom section 28 of the Offender Management Act 2007 applies.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 1(2) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Polygraph (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/191), rules 1(1), 2(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 1(2) omitted (21.3.2022) by virtue of The Polygraph (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/191), rules 1(1), 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 1 in force at 8.4.2009, see rule 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/619/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:15:13.482375+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}