{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/young-offender-institution-rules-2000/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/3371",
  "legislation_title": "The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/young-offender-institution-rules-2000",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Aims and general principles of young offender institutions",
  "text": "(1) The aim of a young offender institution shall be to help offenders to prepare for their return to the outside community.\n(2) The aim mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be achieved, in particular, by—\n(a) providing a programme of activities, including education, training and work designed to assist offenders to acquire or develop personal responsibility, self-discipline, physical fitness, interests and skills and to obtain suitable employment after release;\n(b) fostering links between the offender and the outside community; and\n(c) co-operating with the services responsible for the offender’s supervision after release.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3371/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:07:57.851107+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}