Guidance

Managing prison visits: PSI 16/2011

Rules and guidance for prison staff on how to manage prison visits.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 31 January 2019
• Last updated: 4 October 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Providing visits and services to visitors: PSI 16/2011

PDF, 566 KB, 62 pages

Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) contains general guidance and detailed information for prison staff on:

• booking visits from friends, family members and legal professionals
• managing and supervising social and legal visits
• managing services for visitors
• dealing with official visits

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 1 April 2011. It was last updated 31 January 2019.

Published 31 January 2019
Last updated 4 October 2021 + show all updates

1. 4 October 2021

   PSI updated.

2. 2 September 2021

   PSI updated.

3. 31 January 2019

   First published.