The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011

Supervision levels

17.—(1) Every prisoner must be assigned a supervision level.

(2) The supervision levels which may be assigned to a prisoner—

(a) relate to the amount of supervision the prisoner requires within the prison; and

(b) do not relate to the assessment of the risk that the prisoner may abscond or pose a danger to the public while on temporary release from the prison.

(3) The supervision level which may be assigned to a prisoner is specified in column 1 of the table set out below and the description of each level is set out opposite that level in column 2 of the table—

Column 1 Supervision Level	Column 2 Description
High Supervision	A prisoner for whom all activities and movements require to be authorised, supervised and monitored by an officer.
Medium Supervision	A prisoner for whom activities and movements are subject to limited supervision and restrictions.
Low Supervision	A prisoner for whom activities and movements are subject to minimum supervision and restrictions, and who may be given the opportunity to participate in supervised or unsupervised activities in the community.