# The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000, Article 44: Maintenance of order and discipline


(1) Order and discipline shall be maintained, but with no more restriction than is required in the interests of security and well-ordered community life.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), regimes may be established at young offender institutions under which stricter order and discipline are maintained and which emphasise strict standards of dress, appearance and conduct; provided that no inmate shall be required to participate in such a regime unless he has been first assessed as being suitable for it and no inmate shall be required to continue with such a regime if at any time it appears that he is no longer suitable for it.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), whether an inmate is suitable for a stricter regime is to be assessed by reference to whether he is sufficiently fit in mind and body to undertake it and whether, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, experience of the regime will further his rehabilitation.
(4) In the control of inmates, officers shall seek to influence them through their own example and leadership, and to enlist their willing co-operation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3371/article/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/young-offender-institution-rules-2000/article-44
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