Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 728

The Prison Rules 1999

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1999 No. 728

PRISONS

The Prison Rules 1999

	Made	10th March 1999
	Laid before Parliament	11th March 1999
	Coming into force	1st April 1999

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

PART I
INTERPRETATIONGENERAL

1.	Citation and commencement

2.	Interpretation

PART II
PRISONERSGENERAL

3.	Purpose of prison training and treatment

4.	Outside contacts

5.	After care

6.	Maintenance of order and discipline

7.	Classification of prisoners

8.	Privileges

9.	Temporary release

10.	Information to prisoners

11.	Requests and complaints

WOMEN PRISONERS

12.	Women prisoners

RELIGION

13.	Religious denomination

14.	Special duties of chaplains and prison ministers

15.	Regular visits by ministers of religion

16.	Religious services

17.	Substitute for chaplain or prison minister

18.	Sunday work

19.	Religious books

MEDICAL ATTENTION

20.	Medical attendance

21.	Special illnesses and conditions

22.	Notification of illness or death

PHYSICAL WELFARE AND WORK

23.

Clothing

24.

Food

25.	Alcohol and tobacco

26.	Sleeping accommodation

27.	Beds and bedding

28.

Hygiene

29.	Physical education

30.	Time in the open air

31.

Work

EDUCATION AND LIBRARY

32.

Education

33.

Library

COMMUNICATIONS

34.	Communications generally

35.	Personal letters and visits

36.	Police interviews

37.	Securing release

38.	Legal advisers

39.	Correspondence with legal advisers and courts

REMOVAL, SEARCH, RECORD AND PROPERTY

40.	Custody outside prison

41.

Search

42.	Record and photograph

43.	Prisoners' property

44.	Money and articles received by post

SPECIAL CONTROL, SUPERVISION, RESTRAINT AND DRUG TESTING

45.	Removal from association

46.	Close supervision centres

47.	Use of force

48.	Temporary confinement

49.	Restraints

50.	Compulsory testing for controlled drugs

OFFENCES AGAINST DISCIPLINE

51.	Offences against discipline

52.	Defences to rule 51(9)

53.	Disciplinary charges

54.	Rights of prisoners charged

55.	Governor's punishments

56.	Forfeiture of remission to be treated as an award of additional days

57.	Offences committed by young persons

58.	Cellular confinement

59.	Prospective award of additional days

60.	Suspended punishments

61.	Remission and mitigation of punishments and quashing of findings of guilt

PART III
OFFICERS OF PRISONS

62.	General duty of officers

63.	Gratuities forbidden

64.	Search of officers

65.	Transactions with prisoners

66.	Contact with former prisoners

67.	Communications to the press

68.	Code of discipline

69.	Emergencies

PART IV
PERSONS HAVING ACCESS TO A PRISON

70.	Prohibited articles

71.	Control of persons and vehicles

72.	Viewing of prisons

73.

Visitors

PART V
BOARDS OF VISITORS

74.	Disqualification for membership

75.	Board of visitors

76.	Proceedings of boards

77.	General duties of boards

78.	Particular duties

79.	Members visiting prisons

80.	Annual report

PART VI
SUPPLEMENTAL

81.	Delegation by governor

82.	Contracted out prisons

83.	Contracted out parts of prisons

84.	Contracted out functions at directly managed prisons

85.	Revocations and savings

SCHEDULE

Revocations

Explanatory Note