# The Prison Rules 1999, Article 71: Control of persons and vehicles


(1) Any person or vehicle entering or leaving a prison may be stopped, examined and searched and in addition any such person may be photographed, fingerprinted or required to submit to other physical measurement.
(1A) Any such search of a person shall be carried out in as seemly a manner as is consistent with discovering anything concealed about the person or their belongings.
(2) The governor may direct the removal from a prison of any person who does not leave on being required to do so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/728/article/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prison-rules-1999/article-71
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