# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994, Article 123: Unescorted exceptional day release of prisoners in security category D


(1) In this rule “unescorted exceptional day release” means the temporary release for a period not exceeding 1 day of an eligible prisoner who is for the time being assigned security category D for the purpose of enabling him–
(a) to visit a near relative who it appears to the Governor is dangerously ill;
(b) to attend the funeral of a deceased near relative;
(c) to visit a parent who is either too old or too ill to travel to the prison; or
(d) to attend at any place for any other reason where the Governor is of the opinion there are exceptional circumstances.
(2) For the purposes of this rule, a prisoner is an eligible prisoner only if at the time of his application he is–
(a) not an untried or a civil prisoner; and
(b) not disqualified from consideration for any reason specified in rule 124.
(3) The Governor may grant unescorted exceptional day release on the written application of an eligible prisoner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1931/article/123 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-1994/article-123
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