# The Polygraph Rules 2009, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Polygraph Rules 2009 and shall come into force on 8th April 2009.
(2) In these Rules—
“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;
“polygraph operator” means any employee (either temporary or permanent) of a probation provider appointed to conduct polygraph examinations;
“polygraph provider” means a person who has contracted with the Secretary of State to provide polygraph services;
“polygraph supervisor” means a person appointed by the polygraph provider to review polygraph sessions;
“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;
“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;
“probation provider” means a provider of probation services under section 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007 ...;
“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
“relevant offender” means a person to whom section 28 of the Offender Management Act 2007 applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/619/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/polygraph-rules-2009/article-1
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