PART 8COMMUNICATIONS

PRISON VISITS

Visits by F1... constables68.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), a F1... constable F2... may visit or see a prisoner for one or more of the following purposes—

(a)

to interview the prisoner, provided the prisoner is willing to be interviewed;

(b)

to identify the prisoner;

(c)

to charge the prisoner with an offence.

F3(2)

A F1... constable may only visit or see a prisoner under paragraph (1) on production of the written authority of a procurator fiscal or F4a chief inspector of the Police Service of Scotland.

(3)

A visit to a prisoner in terms of paragraph (1)(a) may take place in such area of the prison and under such conditions as the Governor may specify except that such a visit must take place—

(a)

within the sight of an officer; and

(b)

outwith the hearing of an officer unless the prisoner or the visitor requests otherwise.