Article 120 Requests to speak to certain persons

Scotland

(1)

A prisoner may make a request to an officer to speak to—

(a)

a member of staff of the Scottish Administration;

F1(b)

an independent prison monitor;

(c)

a sheriff or a justice of the peace visiting the prison in terms of section 15 of the Act.

(2)

Where a prisoner makes a request under paragraph (1), the officer must, without delay—

(a)

record the request in writing; and

(b)

arrange for the request to be brought to the attention of the person with whom the prisoner wishes to speak.

F2(3)

A prisoner may write to an independent prison monitor and for that purpose the Governor must ensure that—

(a)

the prisoner is supplied with paper; and

(b)

the letter is posted, or otherwise delivered, to an independent prison monitor without delay.

(4)

A prisoner who requests to speak to a member of staff of the Scottish Administration under paragraph (1)(a) in order to make a complaint, must first exhaust all remedies available to the prisoner through the complaints procedure detailed in this Part.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Rule 120(1)(b) substituted (31.8.2015) by The Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/39), arts. 1, 4(3)(a) (with art. 5)
F2: Rule 120(3) substituted (31.8.2015) by The Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/39), arts. 1, 4(3)(b) (with art. 5)