# The Young Offender Institution (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Young Offender Institution Rules 1988 (“the 1988 Rules”). Rule 2 of these Rules introduces the Schedule, which sets out the amendments to the 1988 Rules. They provide for a number of new disciplinary offences relating to racist behaviour by prisoners. The new offences are racially aggravated assault; causing racially aggravated damage to, or destruction of, any part of a young offender institution or any other property, other than the young offender’s own; using threatening, abusive or insulting racist words or behaviour; and displaying, attaching or drawing on any part of a young offender institution, or any other property, threatening, abusive or insulting racist material.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1795/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/young-offender-institution-amendment-no-2-rules-2000/note
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