The Prison Rules 1999
PART I
1 Citation and commencement
2 Interpretation
2ACoronavirus period – transition period
PART II PRISONERS
GENERAL
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
9ACoronavirus Restricted 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 Health services
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
31APrescription of certain matters in respect of prisoners’ earnings
EDUCATION AND LIBRARY
32 Education
33 Library
COMMUNICATIONS
34 Communications generally
35 Personal letters and visits
35AInterception of communications
35BPermanent log of communications
35CDisclosure of material
35DRetention of material
36 Police interviews
37 Securing release
38 Visits from legal advisers
39Delivery and receipt of legally privileged material
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 AND RESTRAINT AND DRUG TESTING
45 Removal from association
46 Close supervision centres
46ASeparation centres
47 Use of force
48 Temporary confinement
49 Restraints
50 Compulsory testing for controlled drugs , pharmacy medicines and other substances etc. ...
50AObservation of prisoners by means of an overt closed circuit television system
50BCompulsory testing for alcohol
OFFENCES AGAINST DISCIPLINE
51 Offences against discipline
51AInterpretation of rule 51
52 Defences to rule 51(9)
52ADefences to rule 51(10) and rule 51(11)
53 Disciplinary charges
53ADetermination of mode of inquiry
53BDetermination of mode of inquiry in a coronavirus period
54Rights of prisoners charged
55 Governor’s punishments
55AAdjudicator’s punishments
55ABRequirement to pay for damage to prison property
55BReview of adjudicator’s punishment
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
59ARemoval from a cell or living unit
60 Suspended punishments
61 Remission and mitigation of punishments , variation of compensation requirements and quashing of findings of guilt
61AEnforcement of compensation requirements
PART III OFFICERS OR 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
70AList C Articles
71 Control of persons and vehicles
72 Viewing of prisons
73 Visitors
PART V INDEPENDENT MONITORING BOARD
74 Disqualification for membership
75 Independent monitoring board
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 1
SCHEDULE 2Definition of specified drug

1999 No. 728

PRISONS

The Prison Rules 1999

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 47 of the Prison Act 1952M1, I hereby make the following Rules:

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

1952 c. 52; section 47 was affected by an amendment to section 52(2) of that Act by section 66(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80) and was extended by section 85(2) and (4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53).