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Prison Act 1952, Section 7 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

7 Prison officers.E+W

(1)Every prison shall have a governor, a chaplain F1... and such other officers as may be necessary.

(2)Every prison in which women are received shall have a sufficient number of women officers; . . . F2

(3)A prison which in the opinion of the Secretary of State is large enough to require it may have a deputy governor or an assistant chaplain or both.

(4)The chaplain and any assistant chaplain shall be a clergyman of the Church of England F3... .

(5)F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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F4S. 7(5) repealed by S.I. 1963/597, Sch. 1

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