25Visits by relatives and friends

25 Visits by relatives and friends

25 Visits by relatives and friends

(1) A detainee may be visited by relatives and friends at least once immediately after admission and, with the permission of the centre manager, at such intervals after that as the Secretary may determine for the centre in which the detainee is detained.

(2) The centre manager—

(a) must have regard to the wishes of any parent or guardian of a detainee who is under 16 years of age in relation to the management of visits to the detainee, and

(b) must, at all times, seek to encourage and facilitate visits to detainees by their relatives and friends.