Guidance

Prison adjudications policy (cases before Feb 2019): PSI 47/2011

Guidance on carrying out a disciplinary hearing when a prisoner is alleged to have broken rules. It applies only to cases that started before 1 February 2019.

From:
HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
Published
1 February 2019

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Prisoner discipline procedures: PSI 47/2011

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Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) contains general guidance and detailed information about the duties and roles of prison staff when carrying out a disciplinary hearing (adjudication) if a prisoner is alleged to have broken prison rules.

It includes information on administering, scheduling and conducting:

  • prison manager adjudications
  • independent adjudications

It also includes details about the role and powers of adjudicators and the types of punishments that can be given out.

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 1 October 2011 and was last updated on 1 February 2019. It applies only to cases that started before 1 February 2019.

Published 1 February 2019

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