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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prison-and-young-offender-institution-amendment-rules-2009/schedule-2/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/3082",
  "legislation_title": "The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prison-and-young-offender-institution-amendment-rules-2009",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Communications",
  "text": "In rule 11 (interception of communications), after paragraph (2) insert—\n“(2A) The governor may not make arrangements for interception of any communication between an inmate and\n(a) the inmate’s legal adviser; or\n(b) any body or organisation with which the Secretary of State has made arrangements for the confidential handling of correspondence,\nunless the governor has reasonable cause to believe that the communication is being made with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose and unless authorised by the chief operating officer of the prison service.”",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3082/schedule/2/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:00:53.398653+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."
}