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The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000

S.I. 2000/3371 · Made 21 December 2000 · Extends to England and Wales

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YOUNG OFFENDER INSTITUTIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 21st December 2000

Laid before Parliament 5th January 2001

Coming into force 1st April 2001

In pursuance of section 47 of the Prison Act 1952M1 I hereby make the following Rules:

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M1

1952 c. 52; section 47 was affected by amendment to section 52(2) of that Act by section 66(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80) and was extended by section 43(5) of the Prison Act 1952. The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), Schedule 8 paragraph 1, contains amendments affecting these provisions.

Contents

  1. Part I: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 2ACoronavirus period – transition period Repealed
  5. Part II: Inmates
  6. General
  7. 3Aims and general principles of young offender institutions
  8. 4Classification of inmates
  9. Release
  10. 5Temporary release
  11. 5ACoronavirus Restricted Temporary Release Repealed
  12. Conditions
  13. 6Privileges
  14. 7Information to inmates
  15. 8Requests and complaints
  16. 9Communications generally
  17. 10Personal letters and visits
  18. 11Interception of communications
  19. 12Permanent log of communications
  20. 13Disclosure of material
  21. 14Retention of material
  22. 15Police interviews
  23. 16Visits from legal advisers
  24. 17Delivery and receipt of legally privileged material
  25. 18Securing release of defaulters
  26. 19Clothing
  27. 20Food
  28. 21Alcohol and tobacco
  29. 22Sleeping accommodation
  30. 23Beds and bedding
  31. 24Hygiene
  32. 25Female inmates
  33. 26Library books
  34. Medical Attention
  35. 27Health services
  36. 28Special illnesses and conditions
  37. 29Notification of illness or death
  38. Religion
  39. 30Religious denomination
  40. 31Special duties of chaplains and appointed ministers
  41. 32Regular visits by ministers of religion, etc
  42. 33Religious services
  43. 34Substitute for chaplain or appointed minister
  44. 35Sunday work
  45. 36Religious books
  46. Occupation and Links with the Community
  47. 37Regime activities
  48. 38Education
  49. 39Training courses
  50. 40Work
  51. 41Physical education
  52. 42Outside contacts
  53. 43After-care
  54. Discipline and Control
  55. 44Maintenance of order and discipline
  56. 45Custody outside a young offender institution
  57. 46Search
  58. 47Record and photograph
  59. 48Inmates’ property
  60. 49Removal from association
  61. 50Use of force
  62. 51Temporary confinement
  63. 52Restraints
  64. 53Compulsory Testing for controlled drugs , pharmacy medicines and other substances etc. ...
  65. 54Supervision of inmates by means of an overt closed circuit television system
  66. 54ACompulsory testing for alcohol
  67. 55Offences against discipline
  68. 56Defences to rule 55(10)
  69. 56ADefences to rule 55(11) and rule 55(12)
  70. 57Interpretation of rule 55
  71. 58Disciplinary charges
  72. 58ADetermination of mode of inquiry
  73. 58BDetermination of mode of inquiry in a coronavirus period
  74. 59Rights of inmates charged
  75. 60Governor’s punishments
  76. 60AAdjudicator’s punishments
  77. 60ABRequirement to pay for damage to young offender institution property
  78. 60BReview of adjudicator’s punishment
  79. 61Confinement to a cell or room
  80. 62Removal from wing or living unit
  81. 63Suspended punishments
  82. 64Remission and mitigation of punishments , variation of compensation requirements and quashing of findings of guilt
  83. 64AEnforcement of compensation requirements
  84. 65Adult female inmates: disciplinary punishments
  85. 66Forfeiture of remission to be treated as an award of additional days
  86. Part III: Officers of Young Offender Institutions
  87. 67General duty of officers
  88. 68Gratuities forbidden
  89. 69Search of officers
  90. 70Transactions with inmates
  91. 71Contact with former inmates, etc
  92. 72Communications to the press, etc
  93. 73Code of discipline
  94. Part IV: Persons Having Access to a Young Offender Institution
  95. 74Prohibited articles
  96. 74AList C Articles
  97. 75Control of persons and vehicles
  98. 76Viewing of young offender institutions
  99. 77Visitors
  100. Part V: Independent monitoring board
  101. 78Disqualification for membership
  102. 79Appointment
  103. 80Proceedings of boards
  104. 81General duties of boards
  105. 82Particular duties
  106. 83Members visiting young offender institutions
  107. 84Annual report
  108. Part VI: Supplemental
  109. 85Delegation by governor
  110. 86Contracted out young offender institutions
  111. 87Contracted out parts of young offender institutions
  112. 88Contracted out functions at directly managed young offender institutions
  113. 89Revocations and savings
  114. Signature
  115. Schedule 1REVOCATIONS
  116. Schedule 2Definition of specified drug Repealed
  117. Explanatory note