# The Young Offender Institution (Amendment) 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.
Paragraph 1 of the Schedule amends rule 6 (Temporary release) of the 1988 Rules to allow consistency with section 75 to 79 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Paragraph 2 amends rule 53 (Governors’s punishments) to remove the punishment of confinement to a cell or room for inmates who are under 18 years old or serving the initial custodial period of detention and training orders.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/700/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/young-offender-institution-amendment-rules-2000/note
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