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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:
2 September 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Providing visits and services to visitors: PSI 16/2011

PDF, 791 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.

Updates to this page

Published 31 January 2019
Last updated 2 September 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Providing visits and services to visitors: PSI 16/2011 updated.

  2. PSI updated.

  3. PSI updated.

  4. First published.

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Providing visits and services to visitors: PSI 16/2011 updated.