The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006

Prisoners' money

53.—(1) The Governor may specify in relation to any prisoner or any category of prisoner–

(a) whether such a prisoner, or such category of prisoner, may have cash in his or her possession; or

(b) if any such prisoner is permitted to have cash in his or her possession, the maximum amount of, or the denominations of, cash which that prisoner may possess.

(2) The Governor shall hold on behalf of a prisoner any other money belonging to the prisoner which–

(a) represents earnings paid by virtue of rule 88; or

(b) has been received in the prison and which does not exceed any restrictions as to the amount of money which a prisoner may receive as may be prescribed in a direction made for the purposes mentioned in rule 60(2).

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a prisoner may withdraw money held on his or her behalf in terms of paragraph (2) by authorising the Governor to deduct such sums as are required for the purpose of making specific payments to persons outwith prison or for the purpose of purchasing any article in prison or any article to be delivered to prison.

(4) The Governor may specify in relation to any prisoner, or any category of prisoner, the maximum amount which may be so withdrawn–

(a) during any specified period; and

(b) for the purposes of purchasing any article in prison or any article to be delivered to prison.

(5) The Governor shall, in respect of each prisoner, keep a record of all money deposited in an account held by the Governor under paragraph (2) and of all money withdrawn therefrom under paragraph (3).

(6) Nothing in this rule shall prevent a prisoner from opening, or continuing to maintain, an account with a bank or a building society but the use of such an account shall be subject to the other provisions of these Rules.