In this Section
Until recently, the rules for managing Scotland’s prisons had not been comprehensively reviewed since 1994. A consolidation of the Rules took place in 2006 to incorporate a number of amendments that had been made between 1994 and 2006.
Following a full consultation process, the new Prison Rules came into effect on 1 November 2011 and can now be accessed here Prison Rules. Various amendments can be made to the rules by means of Statutory Instruments. These can be found below:
Scottish Statutory Instruments 2011
Scottish Statutory Instruments 2012
Scottish Statutory Instruments 2016
Scottish Statutory Instruments 2017
Scottish Statutory Instruments 2018
Scottish Statutory Instruments 2018 (corrections)
The following information has been developed to assist in explaining the Rules.
Questions & Answers
1) Scottish Prison Rules (Supervision Levels) Direction 2011
2) Scottish Prison Rules (Special Security Measures) Direction 2011 3) Scottish Prison Rules (Correspondence) Direction 2012 4) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones) Direction 2011 5) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMYOI Polmont) Direction 2011 6) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Perth) Direction 2011 7) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Open Estate) Direction 2011 8) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Inverness) Direction 2011 9) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Kilmarnock) Direction 2011 10) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Glenochil) Direction 2011 11) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Edinburgh) Direction 2011 12) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Dumfries) Direction 2011 13) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Barlinnie) Direction 2011 14) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP & YOI Cornton Vale) Direction 2011 15) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Addiewell) Direction 2015 16) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Shotts) (No.2) Direction 2012 17) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Low Moss) Direction 2012 18) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Greenock) Direction 2014 19) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - HMP Grampian) Direction 2014 20) Scottish Prison Rules (Restrictions on Visits) Direction 2011 21)Scottish Prison Rules (Religious Observance) Direction 2018 22) Scottish Prison Rules (Work Placements) Direction 2011 23) Direction under Rule 100 Special Escorted Leave
24) Scottish Prison Rules (Escorted Day Absence) Direction 2011 25) Scottish Prison Rules (Cellular Confinement) Direction 2011 Direction to Prison Rule 119 Disciplinary Appeals 27) Scottish Prison Rules (Complaints) Direction 2013 28) Direction under Prison Rule 138 Temporary Release
29) Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (Committal of Prisoners) Direction 2019
30) Scottish Prison Rules (Telephones - Revocation) Direction 2011
31) Extradition to United Kingdom to Serve Sentence in United Kingdom (Credit for Time in Custody Awaiting Extradition) Direction 2013
32) Scottish Prison Rules (Storage of Property) Direction 2018
33) Scottish Prison Rules (Use of Nicotine Vapour Products) Direction 2018