# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011, Article 138: Direction with respect to temporary release

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(1) For the purposes of temporary release, the Scottish Ministers may specify in a direction—
(a) the forms of temporary release available to prisoners accommodated in particular prisons, halls or parts of prisons;
(b) the manner in which the Governor must consider an application for any form of temporary release;
(c) the manner in which the Governor must assess the risk that the prisoner may abscond or pose a danger to the public;
(d) the relevant criteria about which the Governor must be satisfied before granting any form of temporary release;
(e) the conditions or types of conditions which may be imposed by the Governor on any grant of temporary release;
(f) the timing and duration of any form of temporary release and the frequency with which it may be granted to an eligible prisoner; and
(g) the persons who are to be treated as a near relative of the prisoner.
(2) Directions under this rule may make different provision for different forms of temporary release.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/331/article/138 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2011/article-138
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