# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006, Article 23: Standard of accommodation


(1) Each cell or room used to accommodate prisoners shall be fitted with means of communication with an officer.
(2) Each cell or room used to accommodate prisoners, and any other part of a prison in which prisoners are otherwise kept, or to which they ordinarily have access, shall be of an adequate size and be lighted, heated, ventilated and furnished as is necessary for the health and safety of prisoners.
(3) Every prisoner shall be required to keep the cell or room in which that prisoner is accommodated in a clean and tidy condition except when excused from doing so–
(a) by a medical officer on medical grounds; or
(b) by the Governor on any other ground.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/94/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2006/article-23
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