The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2020
These Rules amend the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011 (“the Prison Rules”) to provide for the possession and use of mobile phones which have been authorised under section 41ZB(8) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”). These Rules also make provision for the use of communal and in-cell telephones and for the use of virtual visits – a form of video call between a prisoner and the prisoner’s family or friends.