ThePrisonerEscorts Rules 1993

Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 515

Entered into force 5th April 1993

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 82(1)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991[1], I hereby make the following Rules:

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as thePrisonerEscorts Rules 1993 and shall come into force on 5th April 1993.

(2) In these Rules-

(a) "officer" means aprisonercustody officer who is authorised to perform escort functions in accordance with section 89 of the 1991 Act,

(b) "prisoner" means a person for whose delivery or custody an officer is responsible in pursuance ofprisonerescort arrangements within the meaning of section 80(2) of the 1991 Act, and

2.An officer shall only search aprisonerwhen it appears necessary to do so in the interests of security, good order or discipline.

3.Aprisonershall be searched in as seemly a manner as is consistent with discovering anything concealed.

4.Aprisonershall not be searched when he is exposed to public observation unless it appears to an officer that that is necessary.

5.Aprisonershall not be stripped and searched in the sight of any person other than the officers who are present during the search.

6.A minimum of two officers shall be present when aprisoneris being stripped and searched.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules set out the conditions under which aprisonercustody officer, who is authorised to perform escort functions in accordance with section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 ("the 1991 Act"), may search aprisonerfor whose delivery or custody he is responsible in pursuance ofprisonerescort arrangements within the meaning of section 80(2) of the 1991 Act.

Notes:

[1]1991 c. 53.

Source: HMSO - Her Majesty Stationery Office