2(1)Escort arrangements shall include the appointment of—E+W
(a)an escort monitor, that is to say, a Crown servant whose duty it shall be to keep the arrangements under review and to report on them to the Secretary of State; and
(b)a panel of lay observers whose duty it shall be to inspect the conditions in which [F1detained persons] are transported or held in pursuance of the arrangements and to make recommendations to the Secretary of State.
(2)It shall also be the duty of an escort monitor to investigate and report to the Secretary of State on any allegations made against custody officers acting in pursuance of escort arrangements.
(3)Any expenses incurred by members of lay panels may be defrayed by the Secretary of State to such extent as he may with the approval of the Treasury determine.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(b) substituted (1.11.2007) by Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), ss. 39, 41(1), Sch. 3 para. 25; S.I. 2007/3001, art. 2(1)(r)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(a)(2): Transfer of functions (20.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/1160, art. 4(1)(2)(k)(iv)