Explanatory note

These Rules amend the Young Offender Institution Rules 1988, as amended, primarily so as to make provision for the award of additional days which replaces forfeiture of remission as a punishment available to the governor of a young offender institution in respect of an inmate who is a short-term or long-term prisoner and who is guilty of a disciplinary offence.

The Rules also provide that the provisions of Part II of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 shall apply to an inmate who is an existing prisoner or licensee and who has forfeited any remission of his sentence as if he had been awarded the same number of additional days as the number of days of remission which he has forfeited.

In addition, the Rules prohibit smoking except in accordance with any directions of the Secretary of State and remove the requirement that inmates be searched only by an officer of the same sex.