# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011, Article 120: Requests to speak to certain persons

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(1) A prisoner may make a request to an officer to speak to—
(a) a member of staff of the Scottish Administration;
(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.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/331/article/120 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2011/article-120
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