Article 51 Offences against discipline
A prisoner is guilty of an offence against discipline if he—
commits any assault;
commits any assault aggravated by a protected characteristic;
commits any sexual assault;
exposes himself, or commits any other indecent or obscene act;
sexually harasses any person;
detains any person against his will;
denies access to any part of the prison to any officer or any person (other than a prisoner) who is at the prison for the purpose of working there;
fights with any person;
intentionally endangers the health or personal safety of others or, by his conduct, is reckless whether such health or personal safety is endangered;
intentionally obstructs an officer in the execution of his duty, or any person (other than a prisoner) who is at the prison for the purpose of working there, in the performance of his work;
escapes or absconds from prison or from legal custody;
fails to comply with any condition upon which he is temporarily released under rule 9 F3...;
is found with any substance in his urine which demonstrates that a controlled drug F5, pharmacy medicine, prescription only medicine, psychoactive substance or specified substance F6... has, whether in prison or while on temporary release under rule 9 F7..., been administered to him by himself or by another person (but subject to rule 52);
is intoxicated as a consequence of consuming any alcoholic beverage (but subject to rule 52A);
consumes any alcoholic beverage whether or not provided to him by another person (but subject to rule 52A);
has in his possession—
any unauthorised article, or
a greater quantity of any article than he is authorised to have;
sells or delivers to any person any unauthorised article;
sells or, without permission, delivers to any person any article which he is allowed to have only for his own use;
takes improperly any article belonging to another person or to a prison;
intentionally or recklessly sets fire to any part of a prison or any other property, whether or not his own;
destroys or damages any part of a prison or any other property, other than his own;
causes damage to, or destruction of, any part of a prison or any other property, other than his own, aggravated by a protected characteristic;
absents himself from any place he is required to be or is present at any place where he is not authorised to be;
is disrespectful to any officer, or any person (other than a prisoner) who is at the prison for the purpose of working there, or any person visiting a prison;
uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour;
uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, which demonstrate, or are motivated (wholly or partly) by, hostility to persons based on them sharing a protected characteristic;
intentionally fails to work properly or, being required to work, refuses to do so;
disobeys any lawful order;
disobeys or fails to comply with any rule or regulation applying to him;
fails to comply with any payback punishment;
displays, attaches or draws on any part of a prison, or on any other property, threatening, abusive or insulting words, drawings, symbols or other material, which demonstrate, or are motivated (wholly or partly) by, hostility to persons based on them sharing a protected characteristic;
attempts to commit,
incites another prisoner to commit, or
assists another prisoner to commit or to attempt to commit, any of the foregoing offences.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Rule 51(1A) substituted (31.5.2024) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/212), rules 1(1), 2(3)(a)
- F2
Rule 51(1B)-(1D) inserted (31.5.2024) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/212), rules 1(1), 2(3)(b)
- F3
Words in rule 51(8) omitted (25.3.2022) by virtue of The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/508), rules 1(2), 2(3)
- F4
Rule 51(9) substituted (18.4.2005) by The Prison (Amendment) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/869), rule 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(a)
- F5
Words in rule 51(9) inserted (8.12.2021 immediately after 2021 c. 18 comes into force) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/1279), rules 1(3), 2(4); S.I. 2021/1280, reg. 2
- F6
Words in rule 51(9) omitted (8.12.2021) by virtue of Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021 (c. 18), ss. 2(3)(c), 3(2); S.I. 2021/1280, reg. 2
- F7
Words in rule 51(9) omitted (25.3.2022) by virtue of The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/508), rules 1(2), 2(3)
- F8
Rule 51(10) substituted (18.4.2005) by The Prison (Amendment) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/869), rule 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(b)
- F9
Rule 51(11) substituted (18.4.2005) by The Prison (Amendment) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/869), rule 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(c)
- F10
Rule 51(17A) substituted (31.5.2024) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/212), rules 1(1), 2(3)(c)
- F11
Rule 51(20A) substituted (31.5.2024) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/212), rules 1(1), 2(3)(d)
- F12
Rule 51(23A) inserted (31.5.2024) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/212), rules 1(1), 2(3)(e)
- F13
Words in rule 51(24) inserted (8.12.2021 immediately after 2021 c. 18 comes into force) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/1279), rules 1(3), 2(5); S.I. 2021/1280, reg. 2
- F14
Words in rule 51(24) omitted (8.12.2021) by virtue of Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021 (c. 18), ss. 2(3)(c), 3(2); S.I. 2021/1280, reg. 2
- F15
Rule 51(24A) substituted (31.5.2024) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/212), rules 1(1), 2(3)(f)