§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether a prisoner on remand is allowed to refuse to meet a person seeking to meet him;
(2) whether prisoners on remand are required to accept the service of civil 295W writs; whether prison officers will if necessary force them to do so; and, if so, whether he is satisfied with the present arrangements.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsAs a general rule all visits to a prisoner are made with his consent, but there is an exception in the case of a visit for the sole purpose of the service of legal process. The rule is a long-standing one and seems to have operated without undue difficulty in the past, but I am examining the relevant standing instructions to see whether they need to be modified in any way.