The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1998

Insertion of new rule 133A into the principal Rules

54.  After rule 133 of the principal Rules (constitution of visiting committees) there is inserted the following rule:–

Minimum number of women members of visiting committees for young offenders institutions

133A.  Of the total membership of the visiting committee for each young offenders institution appointed by the Secretary of State under section 19(3) of the Act, not fewer than one third, with a minimum of two, shall be women..