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Section 12.

SCHEDULE 1E+W Escort Arrangements: England and Wales

Arrangements for the escort of offenders detained at secure training centresE+W

1(1)The Secretary of State may make arrangements for any of the following functions, namely—

(a)the delivery of offenders from one set of relevant premises to another;

(b)the custody of offenders held on the premises of any court (whether or not they would otherwise be in the custody of the court) and their production before the court;

(c)the custody of offenders temporarily held in a secure training centre in the course of delivery from one secure training centre to another; and

(d)the custody of offenders while they are outside a secure training centre for temporary purposes,

to be performed in such cases as may be determined by or under the arrangements by custody officers who are authorised to perform such functions.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1)(a) above, “relevant premises” means a court, secure training centre, police station or hospital.

(3)Arrangements made by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1) above (“escort arrangements”) may include entering into contracts with other persons for the provision by them of custody officers.

(4)Any person who, under a warrant or a hospital order or hospital remand is responsible for the performance of any such function as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above shall be deemed to have complied with the warrant, order or remand if he does all that he reasonably can to secure that the function is performed by a custody officer acting in pursuance of escort arrangements.

(5)In this paragraph—

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Sch. 1 para. 1: Transfer of functions (20.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/1160, art. 4(1)(2)(j)

Marginal Citations

Monitoring etc. of escort arrangementsE+W

2(1)Escort arrangements shall include the appointment of—

(a)an escort monitor, that is to say, a Crown servant whose duty it shall be to keep the arrangements under review and to report on them to the Secretary of State; and

(b)a panel of lay observers whose duty it shall be to inspect the conditions in which offenders are transported or held in pursuance of the arrangements and to make recommendations to the Secretary of State.

(2)It shall also be the duty of an escort monitor to investigate and report to the Secretary of State on any allegations made against custody officers acting in pursuance of escort arrangements.

(3)Any expenses incurred by members of lay panels may be defrayed by the Secretary of State to such extent as he may with the approval of the Treasury determine.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(a)(2): Transfer of functions (20.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/1160, art. 4(1)(2)(k)(iv)

Powers and duties of custody officers acting in pursuance of escort arrangementsE+W

3(1)A custody officer acting in pursuance of escort arrangements shall have the following powers, namely—

(a)to search in accordance with rules made by the Secretary of State any offender for whose delivery or custody he is responsible in pursuance of the arrangements; and

(b)to search any other person who is in or is seeking to enter any place where any such offender is or is to be held, and any article in the possession of such a person.

(2)The powers conferred by sub-paragraph (1)(b) above to search a person shall not be construed as authorising a custody officer to require a person to remove any of his clothing other than an outer coat, headgear, jacket or gloves.

(3)A custody officer shall have the following duties as respects offenders for whose delivery or custody he is responsible in pursuance of escort arrangements, namely—

(a)to prevent their escape from lawful custody;

(b)to prevent, or detect and report on, the commission or attempted commission by them of other unlawful acts;

(c)to ensure good order and discipline on their part;

(d)to attend to their wellbeing; and

(e)to give effect to any directions as to their treatment which are given by a court,

and the Secretary of State may make rules with respect to the performance by custody officers of their duty under (d) above.

(4)The powers conferred by sub-paragraph (1) above, and the powers arising by virtue of sub-paragraph (3) above, shall include power to use reasonable force where necessary.

(5)The power to make rules under this paragraph shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

InterpretationE+W

4In this Schedule—