Guidance
Annex 1: Applications and approvals made under regulation 21E of JoPIIRR
Updated 9 April 2024
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| Applications & Approvals Made under Regulation 21E of JoPIIRR | ||||||||
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| Reference Number | Received Date | Application Details | Organisation | Address | Decision | Date of Decision | Conditions Applied | Justifying Authority |
| 1_21E | 21/03/2018 | To apply to continue to deploy and operate within prisons body X-Ray scanners that utilise Ionising Radiation for non-medical purposes under the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 (as amended). This approval is requested in line with regulation 21E(2).The intention is to utilise this technology to scan prisoners on the basis of intelligence and/or reasonable suspicion to detect all items of contraband that may have been internally concealed within the person. A singular, central approval is required to cover all public and private prisons within England and Wales. | Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service | 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ | Approved | 29/03/2018 | N/A | Home Office |
| 2_21E | 21/03/2018 | Request for approval to carry out the practice of using non-medical x-rays on people suspected of concealing illegal items internally as this use is considered to be a “particular imaging practice” within the meaning of Part 7A of the Regulations. | Border Force | Operational Policy, 14th Floor Apollo House, 36 Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR9 3RR | Approved | 29/03/2018 | N/A | Ministry of Justice |
| 3_21E | 21/03/2018 | Dosage change for X-ray scans: a request to amend the Requirements for Practice for the use of X-ray body scanners in prisons imposed in an Approval under Regulation 21E in March 2018, to increase the maximum individual dosage of radiation per scan and reduce the maximum number of times an individual can be scanned over a rolling 12-month period. | Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service | 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ | Approved | 18/03/2019 | N/A | Home Office |
| 4_21E | 01/12/2020 | To use X-Ray Body Scanners within Scottish Prisons | Border Force | 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ | Approved | 11/11/2021 | Not set | Home Office |
| 5_21E | 07/12/2021 | To use X-Ray Body Scanners within Northern Ireland Prisons | Border Force | 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ | Approved | 21/06/2022 | Not set | Home Office |