# The Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018, Article 23: Outside contacts


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a detained person may enjoy visits from, or communication with, a person living outside a short-term holding facility in accordance with rules 24 (correspondence), 25 (visits), 28 (use of telephones) and Part 6 (persons having access to short-term holding facilities).
(2) A detained person is not permitted to be visited by, or have communications with, a person living outside the short-term holding facility to the extent to which the visit or communication would prejudice the interests of the security of the short-term holding facility or the safety of the detained person or other persons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/409/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/short-term-holding-facility-rules-2018/article-23
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