{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prison-governors-and-adjudicators-punishments-amendment-rules-2026/rule-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prison-governors-and-adjudicators-punishments-amendment-rules-2026/rule-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/664",
  "legislation_title": "The Prison (Governor’s and Adjudicators’ Punishments) (Amendment) Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prison-governors-and-adjudicators-punishments-amendment-rules-2026",
  "path": "rule/4",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendments to rule 55",
  "text": "In rule 55 (governor’s punishments)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) in the opening words, after “(2)”, insert “, (2A)”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “42” substitute “84”;\n(iii) at the end of sub-paragraph (i), before the full stop, insert—\n“(j) in the case of a convicted prisoner, forfeiture of social visits for a period not exceeding 27 days;\n(k) in the case of a convicted prisoner, restriction of social visits to once in every period of 28 days for a period not exceeding 84 days”;\n(b) after paragraph (2), insert—\n“(2A) A punishment listed in rule 55(1)(j) or (k) does not apply in relation to social visits from a child of the prisoner and any adult who is appropriately accompanying that child.\n(2B) In paragraphs (1) and (2A)—\n“child of the prisoner” means a person under the age of 18 in respect of whom the prisoner—\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 a prisoner, 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": "1989 c. 41."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/664/rule/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:59:37.338899+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."
}