Prisons Act 2007
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Inquiry into alleged breach of prison discipline. |
12.— (1) If a prisoner is alleged to have committed a breach of prison discipline, the governor of the prison may decide to hold an inquiry into the alleged breach. | |
(2) The prisoner shall be informed of the alleged breach and of the date and time of the inquiry. | ||
(3) The procedure relating to an inquiry may be specified in prison rules. | ||
(4) At the conclusion of an inquiry, the governor shall— | ||
(a) if he or she finds that the prisoner committed a breach of prison discipline— | ||
(i) impose such one or more of the sanctions provided for in section 13 as he or she considers appropriate, and | ||
(ii) record the finding and the sanction imposed, | ||
or | ||
(b) if he or she does not so find, record a finding that the allegation has not been substantiated. |