# The Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018, Article 48: Visitors


(1) Without prejudice to any other powers to prohibit or restrict entry to short-term holding facilities, or to the powers under rule 25 (visits), the Secretary of State may—
(a) with a view to ensuring the security of the short-term holding facility, the safety of any person or the prevention of crime, or
(b) in the interests of any person,
restrict visits by a particular person to a short-term holding facility or to a particular detained person in a short-term holding facility for such periods of time as necessary.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any visits to a short-term holding facility or to a detained person by a member of the Visiting Committee of the short-term holding facility or by a legal adviser for the purposes of a meeting under rule 27 (legal adviser).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/409/article/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/short-term-holding-facility-rules-2018/article-48
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