Guidance

Prisoners’ Property Policy Framework

Rules and guidance on the handling of personal belongings that prisoners are allowed so that they are managed safely and effectively.

• From: Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service
• Published: 1 August 2022
• Last updated: 16 June 2026
  Show all updates

  1. 16 June 2026

     Framework updated.

  2. 17 November 2025

     Framework updated.

  3. 19 May 2025

     Framework updated.

  4. 30 January 2025

     Framework updated.

  5. 24 October 2023

     Framework updated.

  6. 8 December 2022

     Welsh version of framework updated.

  7. 24 November 2022

     Framework updated.

  8. 17 August 2022

     Welsh version of framework updated.

  9. 1 August 2022

     First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Prisoners’ Property Policy Framework

PDF, 1.11 MB, 32 pages

Prisoners’ Property Policy Framework (Welsh)

PDF, 1.04 MB, 31 pages

Prisoner's property leaflet (Arabic)

PDF, 158 KB, 1 page

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Bangla)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Chinese-Mandarin)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (French)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (German)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Greek)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Gujarati)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Hindi)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Italian)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Polish)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Portuguese)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Punjabi)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Russian)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Spanish)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Tamil)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Turkish)

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Prisoner's property leaflet (Vietnamese)

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Details

This Policy Framework replaces PSI 12/2011 and PSI 14/2015. It contains requirements and information on the personal belongings (property) that prisoners can have with them in prison and limits on storage. It sets out procedures for searching and handling prisoners’ property to ensure that items are managed efficiently, effectively and with care.

It covers:

• property that can be kept in prison and rules on storage
• the quantities of property that are allowed (volumetric control)
• sending in and sending out property
• searching, recording, storing and issuing property
• handling property when a prisoner is transferred or released
• handling unclaimed, unauthorised or unattributable property