# The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011, Article 68: Visits by ... constables

Extent: S

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a ... constable ... may visit or see a prisoner for one or more of the following purposes—
(a) to interview the prisoner, provided the prisoner is willing to be interviewed;
(b) to identify the prisoner;
(c) to charge the prisoner with an offence.
(2) A ... constable may only visit or see a prisoner under paragraph (1) on production of the written authority of a procurator fiscal or a chief inspector of the Police Service of Scotland.
(3) A visit to a prisoner in terms of paragraph (1)(a) may take place in such area of the prison and under such conditions as the Governor may specify except that such a visit must take place—
(a) within the sight of an officer; and
(b) outwith the hearing of an officer unless the prisoner or the visitor requests otherwise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/331/article/68 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-2011/article-68
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