📜 Prisons Amendment Regulations 2026
RegulationsSL 2026/17019 August 2026
Principal Act
These regulations amend the Prisons Regulations 1982 by introducing a new subregulation 54E(1A). This new subregulation places a limit on the duration of absence permits for prisoners participating in community work, specifying that the period must not exceed 7 days plus travel time, or the shortest period reasonably required, whichever is shorter.
Prison authorities and prisoners participating in community work are affected. The regulations impose a stricter limit on the duration of absence permits for community work, potentially impacting the planning and execution of such programs and the length of time a prisoner can be out of prison for this purpose.
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