The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2007

Contents

Article 1Citation, commencement and interpretation#

(1)These Rules may be cited as the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2007 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

(2)Rule 6(b) shall come into force on 28th May 2007.

(3)In these Rules, a reference to “the principal Rules” is a reference to the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006.

Article 2Amendment of rule 5 of the principal Rules#

In rule 5(1) of the principal Rules (interpretation)–

(a)for the definition of “Deputy Governor” substitute–“• “Deputy Governor” means any officer who is appointed to act in place of the Governor-in-Charge during any period when the Governor-in-Charge is temporarily absent from the prison;”

(b)for the definition of “employee” substitute–“• “employee” means an employee (not being an officer of a prison) appointed by the Scottish Ministers under section 51 of the Scotland Act 1998;”

(c)after the definition of “photograph” insert–“• “police member of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency” means a police member appointed in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006;”

Article 3Amendment of rule 68 of the principal Rules#

In rule 68(1) of the principal Rules (visits by police constables)–

(a)after “police constable” insert “or a police member of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency”; and

(b)after “Chief Constable” insert “or, as the case may be, the Director General of that Agency”.

Article 4Amendment of rule 117 of the principal Rules#

In rule 117(3) of the principal Rules (adjudication of charges), for “paragraph (v) or (x)” substitute “paragraph (w) or (y)”.

Article 5Amendment of rule 141 of the principal Rules#

In rule 141(3)(a) of the principal Rules (pre-release leave) for “146(1)” substitute “145(1)”.

Article 6Amendment of Schedule 2 of the principal Rules#

In Schedule 2 of the principal Rules (constitution of visiting committees)–

(a)the entries relating to Castle Huntly and Noranside are omitted;

(b)the entry relating to Low Moss is omitted; and

(c)in the appropriate place insert–“”

Article 7Savings and Transitional Provisions#

(1)In this rule–• “existing visiting committees” means the visiting committees for Castle Huntly, Noranside and Low Moss prisons”;• “the discontinuance date” means 1st April 2007 in the case of Castle Huntly and Noranside prisons and 28th May 2007 in the case of Low Moss prison; and• “the relevant date” means 30th May 2007 in the case of Castle Huntly and Noranside prisons and 27th July 2007 in the case of Low Moss prison.

(2)Notwithstanding the amendments made by rule 6 of these Rules, the provisions of rule 155(1) to (4) of, and Schedule 2 to, the principal Rules, as in force immediately before the discontinuance date, shall continue to have effect until the relevant date in relation to the existing visiting committees for the purposes set out in paragraphs (5),(6) and (7) and accordingly until the relevant date–

(a)the existing visiting committees shall continue to exist;

(b)each of the members of the existing visiting committees shall (unless he or she ceases to hold office) remain in office;

(c)the chair and deputy chair of, and the clerk to, each of the existing visiting committees shall (unless he or she otherwise ceases to hold his or her appointment) continue to hold his or her appointment; and

(d)so far as relating to any of the existing visiting committees and to a member thereof, references in Part 17 of the principal Rules to a visiting committee or a member of such a committee shall be construed as references to an existing visiting committee or a member thereof.

(3)The members of the existing visiting committees for Castle Huntly and Noranside prisons shall, from the discontinuance date, be deemed to be appointed as members of the visiting committee for the Open Estate prison in accordance with rule 155(5) of the principal Rules; and thereafter members of the visiting committee for the Open Estate prison shall be appointed by the relevant council in terms of rule 155(2) of those rules at a meeting of the relevant council held not later than 2 months after the date of the ordinary election of councillors.

(4)Where before the discontinuance date–

(a)any of the existing visiting committees has undertaken any inquiry in terms of rule 158(2)(a) of the principal Rules in relation to the condition of any prisoner and has not concluded that inquiry and made a report in relation to it by the discontinuance date;

(b)any of the existing visiting committees has received a complaint by a prisoner in terms of rule 159(1) of the principal Rules and has not concluded its hearing and investigation of the complaint by the discontinuance date; or

(c)a member of any of the existing visiting committees has received a complaint by a prisoner in terms of rule 159(1) of the principal Rules and has not concluded his or her hearing and investigation of the complaint by the discontinuance date,

the visiting committee for the prison that the prisoner is detained in on the discontinuance date shall deal with the inquiry, hearing or investigation, as the case may be, as if that committee had been asked to make the inquiry and report or had received the complaint from the prisoner and shall conclude that inquiry, hearing or investigation whether or not the prisoner is subsequently transferred to another prison.

(5)The minute book and any other documents held by or on behalf of the existing visiting committees for Castle Huntly and Noranside prisons shall transfer to the visiting committee for the Open Estate prison on the discontinuance date and the chair of those committees shall make such arrangements as are necessary to ensure that the minute book and any such documents are delivered to the chair of the visiting committee for the Open Estate prison before the relevant date.

(6)The minute book and any other documents held by or on behalf of the existing visiting committee for Low Moss prison shall transfer to the Scottish Ministers on the discontinuance date and the chair of that committee shall make such arrangements as are necessary to ensure that the minute book and any such documents are delivered to the Scottish Ministers before the relevant date.

(7)Before the relevant date, each of the existing visiting committees shall–

(a)so far as reasonably practicable, make, or conclude the making of the annual report for the relevant prison for the period of 12 months ending on 31st March 2007 and shall deliver that report to the Scottish Ministers; and

(b)in the case of the existing visiting committee for Low Moss prison, make a report to the Scottish Ministers on the matters specified in rule 162(1) of the principal Rules and any other matters that appear to it to be relevant in respect of the period from 1st April 2007 until the discontinuance date, and deliver that report to the Scottish Ministers.

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