The Telecommunications Restriction Orders (Custodial Institutions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
These Regulations are made under section 80 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 and provide a mechanism whereby the county court may make an order, namely a “telecommunications restriction order”, requiring the disconnection of communication devices within prisons and other custodial institutions without authorisation.
Sign in to trackLast fetched 30 Apr 2026 · legislation.gov.uk
Lifecycle
Department
Made
02 Aug 2016
—
In force
03 Aug 2016
Enabling power
In accordance with section 80(6) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
DocumentsOpen on legislation.gov.uk →