Article 46 Close supervision centres

Where it appears desirable, for the maintenance of good order or discipline or to ensure the safety of officers, prisoners or any other person, that a prisoner should not associate with other prisoners, either generally or for particular purposes, the Secretary of State may direct the prisoner’s removal from association accordingly and his placement in a close supervision centre of a prison.

A direction given under paragraph (1) shall be for a period not exceeding one month F1, or, during a coronavirus period, three months, but may be renewed from time to time for a like period F2, and shall continue to apply notwithstanding any transfer of a prisoner from one prison to another.

The Secretary of State may direct that such a prisoner as aforesaid shall resume association with other prisoners, either within a close supervision centre or elsewhere.

In exercising any discretion under this rule, the Secretary of State shall take account of any relevant medical considerations which are known to him.

A close supervision centre is any cell or other part of a prison designated by the Secretary of State for holding prisoners who are subject to a direction given under paragraph (1).