# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006, Article 68: Visits by police constables


(1) A police constable may, on production of the written authority of either a procurator fiscal or the Chief Constable,–
(a) visit any prisoner for the purposes of interviewing that prisoner, provided the prisoner is willing to be interviewed;
(b) see any prisoner for the purposes of identification; or
(c) see any prisoner for the purpose of charging that prisoner with any offence.
(2) A visit to a prisoner in terms of paragraph (1)(a) may take place in such area of the prison and under such conditions as the Governor may specify except that such a visit shall take place–
(a) within the sight of an officer; and
(b) within the hearing of an officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/94/article/68 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2006/article-68
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