Article 31 Special duties of chaplains and appointed ministers

(1)

The chaplain or a minister appointed to a young offender institution shall F1(or during a coronavirus period shall so far as reasonably practicable)—

(a)

interview every inmate of his denomination individually as soon as he reasonably can after the inmate’s reception into that institution and shortly before his release; and

(b)

if no other arrangements are made, read the burial service at the funeral of any inmate of his denomination who dies in that institution.

(2)

The chaplain shall F2(or during a coronavirus period shall so far as reasonably practicable), visit daily all inmates belonging to the Church of England who are sick, under restraint or confined to a room or cell; and a minister appointed to a young offender institution shall do the same, as far as he reasonably can, for inmates of his own denomination.

(3)

If the inmate is willing, the chaplain shall F3(or during a coronavirus period shall so far as reasonably practicable) visit any inmate not of the Church of England who is sick, under restraint or confined to a room or cell, and is not regularly visited by a minister of his own denomination.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in rule 31(1) inserted (temp.) (15.5.2020) by virtue of The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/508), rule 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 5(a) (with rule 1(3))
F2: Words in rule 31(2) inserted (temp.) (15.5.2020) by virtue of The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/508), rule 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 5(b) (with rule 1(3))
F3: Words in rule 31(3) inserted (temp.) (15.5.2020) by virtue of The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/508), rule 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 5(c) (with rule 1(3))