Guidance

Managing prisoners’ money: PSI 01/2012

Guidance for prisons on how to manage finances for prisoners, including purchases and money transfers.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 27 January 2020
• Last updated: 1 September 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Manage prisoner finance: PSI 01/2012

PDF, 631 KB, 42 pages

Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) details the roles and responsibilities of prisons when it comes to managing each prisoner’s finances and ensuring that all financial transactions are processed properly.

It covers what the prison needs to do with money brought in by the prisoner, day-to-day expenses and any transfers into or out of their account.

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 1 January 2012 and was last updated on 27 January 2020.

Published 27 January 2020
Last updated 1 September 2022 + show all updates

1. 1 September 2022

   PSI updated,

2. 4 November 2020

   PSI updated.

3. 27 January 2020

   First published.