# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006, Article 14: Allocation of prisoners


(1) The Scottish Ministers may set aside particular prisons or parts of prisons for particular groups or categories of prisoners or particular purposes.
(2) Subject to paragraph (1), the Governor may, having regard to–
(a) the classification of a prisoner;
(b) the supervision level of a prisoner; and
(c) any other matter affecting the management of a prisoner,
allocate within a prison a particular part of that prison in which a prisoner, or any particular group or category of prisoners, may be confined.
(3) At the request of the prisoner following his or her allocation within any part of the prison, the Governor shall give him or her an explanation of the reasons why he or she has been allocated to that part of the prison.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/94/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2006/article-14
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