# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011, Article 60: Restriction on communications

Extent: S

(1) Any person who does not want to receive any communication from a prisoner may make a request to the Governor to prevent or restrict that prisoner from communicating with that person.
(2) Where the Governor receives a request under paragraph (1), the Governor may take such reasonable steps as the Governor considers appropriate to prevent or restrict communication from that prisoner to that person.
(3) The Scottish Ministers may make provision in a direction made under rules 55(7), 62(10) or 62A(11) in relation to the operation of this Rule.
(4) For the purposes of this Rule, “communication” means—
(a) written correspondence;
(b) calls made from a communal telephone or an in-cell telephone; or
(c) calls made from an authorised personal communication device.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/331/article/60 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2011/article-60
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