# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011, Article 20: Maintaining or lowering a supervision level on review


(1) This rule applies to the assignment of supervision levels other than—
(a) the assignment of high supervision level on reception;
(b) the assignment of a supervision level under rule 18(2); or
(c) the assignment of a supervision level to which rule 21 applies.
(2) Following the assignment of a supervision level to which this rule applies, the Governor must inform the prisoner in writing—
(a) in the case of the assignment of a lower supervision level than that previously assigned, of the reasons why the lower supervision level is appropriate; or
(b) in the case of a review which has resulted in no change of supervision level, of the reasons why a lower supervision level is not appropriate.
(3) Following the assignment of a supervision level to which this rule applies, the Governor must, if asked to do so by the prisoner concerned, but subject to rule 27, provide the prisoner with—
(a) a copy of any document to which the Governor has had regard in reaching the decision; and
(b) a summary of any other information of which the Governor was aware and had regard to in reaching the decision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/331/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2011/article-20
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