{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/young-offender-institution-rules-2000/article-77",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/young-offender-institution-rules-2000/article-77.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/3371",
  "legislation_title": "The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/young-offender-institution-rules-2000",
  "path": "article/77",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "77",
  "heading": "Visitors",
  "text": "(1) Without prejudice to any other powers to prohibit or restrict entry to young offender institutions, or his powers under rules 9 and 10, the Secretary of State may prohibit visits by a person to a young offender institution or to an inmate in a young offender institution for such periods of time as he considers necessary if the governor considers that such a prohibition is—\n(a) necessary on grounds specified in rule 11(4); and\n(b) is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by the prohibition.\n(1A) During a coronavirus period, the Secretary of State may prohibit visits by all persons or classes of persons to a young offender institution or to an inmate in a young offender institution for such periods of time as the Secretary of State considers necessary, if the Secretary of State considers that such prohibition is necessary as a result of the effects, or likely effects, of coronavirus on or in relation to inmates or the young offender institution.\n(2) Paragraph (1) Paragraph (1) and (1A) shall not apply in relation to any visit to a young offender institution or inmate by a member of the independent monitoring board of the young offender institution, or justice of the peace, or to prevent any visit by a legal adviser for the purposes of an interview under rule 16 or visit allowed by the independent monitoring board under rule 10(5).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 77(1A) 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. 14(a) (with rule 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 77(2) substituted (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. 14(b) (with rule 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 77(2) substituted (1.4.2008) by The Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/599), rules 1, 4(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3371/article/77",
    "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."
}