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62.—(1) A prisoner may have the use of a telephone subject to the provisions of paragraph (2).
(2) A prisoner’s entitlement to the use of a telephone shall be subject to the provisions of any direction which the Scottish Ministers may make in relation to–
(a)the groups or categories of prisoners who may have the use of a telephone;
(b)the times of day and circumstances in which a telephone may be available for use;
(c)the conditions applicable to the use of such a telephone; and
(d)the logging, monitoring and recording by any means by an officer of telephone calls made by a prisoner.
(3) Where an officer informs a prisoner that he or she may not have the use of a telephone by virtue of the provisions of any direction as mentioned in paragraph (2), the officer shall also inform the prisoner of the reasons for that decision.
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