# The Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018, Article 36: Use of force


(1) A detainee custody officer or an immigration officer dealing with a detained person must not use force unnecessarily and, when the application of force to a detained person is necessary, no more force than is reasonable may be used.
(2) No officer may act deliberately in a manner calculated to provoke a detained person.
(3) Particulars of every case of use of force must be recorded by the manager and must be reported to the Secretary of State without undue delay.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/409/article/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/short-term-holding-facility-rules-2018/article-36
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