Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Custody of Prisoners
47. Conduct of visitors, etc.
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Subject to paragraph (3) and regulation 49(2), this regulation and regulations 48 and 49 apply to or in relation to, any of the following visitors:
a visitor who is permitted to visit the prison under regulation 10;
a legal adviser visiting a prisoner under regulation 45;
a visitor to a prisoner other than a visitor mentioned in sub-paragraph (b).
The visitor must provide the prison officer conducting the visit with his or her personal particulars necessary for the verification of the visitor’s identity.
The entry of the visitor into the prison is subject to any condition that may be specified in the Prison Standing Orders, including any conditions relating to the confidentiality of the operations of the prison.
The Superintendent of a prison or a person authorised by the Superintendent may remove from the prison any visitor whose conduct is improper.
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (3) and regulation 49(2), this regulation and regulations 48 and 49 apply to or in relation to, any of the following visitors:
a visitor who is permitted to visit the prison under regulation 10;
a legal adviser visiting a prisoner under regulation 45;
a visitor to a prisoner other than a visitor mentioned in sub-paragraph (b).
Subregulation 2
The visitor must provide the prison officer conducting the visit with his or her personal particulars necessary for the verification of the visitor’s identity.
Subregulation 3
The entry of the visitor into the prison is subject to any condition that may be specified in the Prison Standing Orders, including any conditions relating to the confidentiality of the operations of the prison.
Subregulation 4
The Superintendent of a prison or a person authorised by the Superintendent may remove from the prison any visitor whose conduct is improper.