Regulation of prisoner's money
47 Regulation of prisoner's money
A Governor must ensure that a record is kept of all money—
held in a prisoner trust account on behalf of each prisoner, including details of all transactions involving that money; and
credited to each prisoner—
as remuneration for work done by the prisoner in a prison industry; or
as remuneration for attendance at an educational, treatment or rehabilitation programme; or
as a gratuity.
Once a month a prisoner may make a request to the Governor to see a statement that includes—
details of all transactions involving money held in the prisoner's prisoner trust account; and
details of amounts credited to the prisoner—
as remuneration for work done by the prisoner in a prison industry; or
as remuneration for attendance at an educational, treatment or rehabilitation programme; or
as a gratuity.
The Governor, on receiving a prisoner's request under subregulation (2), must provide access to the statement as soon as possible.
The Commissioner may determine the maximum amount of private funds that may be—
credited to or debited from a prisoner's prisoner trust account each calendar month; and
held on behalf of a prisoner in the prisoner's prisoner trust account.
In exceptional circumstances, the Governor may approve the receipt of private funds into a prisoner's prisoner trust account that exceeds the maximum amount determined by the Commissioner under subregulation (4) if the private funds are to be spent in accordance with regulation 48(1).
(6) There is no maximum limit on how much money may be held on behalf of a prisoner in the prisoner's prisoner trust account.
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