# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006, Article 115: Disciplinary charges


(1) Where a prisoner is to be charged with a breach of discipline, the charge shall be brought as soon as possible and in any event, save in exceptional circumstances, within 48 hours of the discovery of the act or omission giving rise to the charge.
(2) Every charge of a breach of discipline shall be brought by serving a written notice of the charge on the prisoner and any such notice shall be served no later than 2 hours before the time when it is to be inquired into by the Governor.
(3) Where an untried prisoner is reported for a suspected breach of discipline on the date before the prisoner’s trial is due to commence, or on the day of (or any day during) the trial, the officer concerned may delay bringing a charge in accordance with the foregoing provisions until the relevant criminal proceedings are concluded and, where the prisoner is sentenced to imprisonment, the officer may bring the charge no later than 48 hours after the time at which sentence is passed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/94/article/115 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2006/article-115
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