35. Treatment of female prisoners

A male person (including a male prison officer) in a prison must not —

attend to a female prisoner; or

be in the same room as a female prisoner,unless he is accompanied by a female person who is not a prisoner.

However, in the event of an emergency or an exceptional situation specified in the Prison Standing Orders, a male person (including a male prison officer) in a prison may —

attend to a female prisoner; or

be in the same room as a female prisoner,to respond to the emergency or exceptional situation if he is, as far as is reasonably practicable, accompanied by another prison officer.

If any male person (including a male prison officer) attends to, or must be in the same room as, a female prisoner in accordance with paragraph (2), he must make a report of the incident to the Superintendent of the prison as soon as possible.

In this regulation, “emergency” means an actual or imminent event that causes, or threatens to cause —

any harm or danger to the life, health or safety of any female prisoner; or

any destruction of, or danger to, any property.

A male person (including a male prison officer) in a prison must not —

attend to a female prisoner; or

be in the same room as a female prisoner,unless he is accompanied by a female person who is not a prisoner.

However, in the event of an emergency or an exceptional situation specified in the Prison Standing Orders, a male person (including a male prison officer) in a prison may —

attend to a female prisoner; or

be in the same room as a female prisoner,to respond to the emergency or exceptional situation if he is, as far as is reasonably practicable, accompanied by another prison officer.

If any male person (including a male prison officer) attends to, or must be in the same room as, a female prisoner in accordance with paragraph (2), he must make a report of the incident to the Superintendent of the prison as soon as possible.

In this regulation, “emergency” means an actual or imminent event that causes, or threatens to cause —

any harm or danger to the life, health or safety of any female prisoner; or

any destruction of, or danger to, any property.