HL Deb 11 December 2002 vol 642 c39WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will ensure that copies of prison standing orders and instructions are available to prisoners through prison libraries. [HL381]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

It is a mandatory requirement for governing governors to ensure that non-protectively marked prison service orders (PSO) and instructions are made available to prisoners through prison libraries. This mandatory requirement is made clear in PSO 0001The Prison Service Instructions System and in PSO 6710 Prison Libraries. It is also an auditable requirement within the Prison Service instructions system performance standard.