# The Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018, Article 25: Visits


(1) Subject to such reasonable limits and conditions as are imposed by the Secretary of State, a detained person may receive as many visits from persons outside the short-term holding facility as the detained person wishes.
(2) A visit to a detained person must take place in the sight of an officer unless the Secretary of State directs otherwise.
(3) Subject to rule 27 (legal adviser) a visit to a detained person must take place out of the hearing of an officer unless the Secretary of State otherwise directs in a particular case in the interests of the security of the short-term holding facility or the safety of the detained person or other persons, in which case the detained person must be given reasons for the direction in advance.
(4) A person visiting a detained person at a short-term holding facility must not, without the authority of the Secretary of State—
(a) take a photograph whilst there;
(b) take any other form of digital or electronic record whilst there.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/409/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/short-term-holding-facility-rules-2018/article-25
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