# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994, Article 87: Viewing of prisons


(1) No person shall be permitted to view a prison unless authorised by any enactment or by the Governor or the Secretary of State.
(2) No person viewing the prison shall be permitted to take a photograph, make any film, sound recording or sketch or communicate with a prisoner unless authorised by any enactment or by the Governor or the Secretary of State.
(3) Without prejudice to paragraph (2), no person viewing the prison shall be permitted to take a photograph of a prisoner unless he has obtained the prisoner’s prior consent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1931/article/87 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-1994/article-87
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

