Prison Rule 43 (Good Order and Discipline)

HC Deb 15 June 1982 vol 25 cc229-30W

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the findings of the recently completed research into the use of rule 43 at prisoners' own request will be published.

Mr. Mayhew

The major findings have already been made known both within and outside the prison service. A summary may be found in the published papers of the 12th Cropwood round table conference held at Cambridge in 1979.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long the current research into the use of rule 43 for the maintenance of good order and discipline will take.

Mr. Mayhew

Research into rule 43—good order and discipline—was started last year and should be completed by the end of 1984.