Annex B
Officer C
15 November 2003
VISITOR MR GALLAGHER
I was detailed Senior Officer in visits on Saturday
15 November 2003. A visitor Mr Francis Gallagher was observed
on camera making notes whilst on a visit to B9136 Shoukri. I was
instructed by Officer E to ask for these notes when the visit
expired. At 12.55 hours I informed Mr Gallagher that it Was not
permitted to make notes on visits and I requested the notes from
him. Mr Gallagher refused. Officer E and Officer F again explained
Standing Orders 5.1.12 and 5.1.13 pertaining to notes. Mr Gallagher
asked to speak with the Governor, which was granted. Governor
D viewed the correspondence and agreed to Mr Gallagher removing
them from the prison. Governor D informed Mr Gallagher of Standing
Orders 5.1.12 and 5.1.13 and informed him that if he wanted to
take notes on visits in future he should seek written permission
from the Governor prior to the visit taking place. Mr Gallagher
left the visits complex at 1307 hours.
Governor D
19 December 2003
MR FRANCIS GALLAGHER
I was Duty Governor on Saturday 15 November
2003. Governor B accompanied me for the tour of duty. At 1235
hours approximately I was in my office, awaiting the return of
the Prison Roll, when I received a telephone call from the Security
Department Senior Officer. I was informed that a visitor had been
observed taking notes during a visit and had refused to show the
notes to staff.
At 1240 hours I arrived at visits and was met
by the Security Department Senior Officer. He gave me a short
briefing and a photocopy of the relevant Standing Order relating
to visits. He identified the visitor as Mr Frankie Gallagher,
a member of the UPRG.
I introduced myself to Mr Gallagher and explained
to him that it was not permitted for ordinary visitors to take
notes during visits. I read the relevant Standing Order to him
and gave it to him to read.
Mr Gallagher explained that he was unaware of
the Order and that if he had known he would have fully complied
with it. He informed me that he had entered Visits with a sheet
of paper and pen in his pocket and that the searching officer
had not removed them from him.
I asked him to show me the paper, which he handed
over, along with his pencil. He turned out his pockets to show
that he had no other writing material.
I inspected the sheet of paper, which was folded
on two. To the best of my recollection it contained information
of the number of unoccupied cells, the numbers of staff per landing
and brief details of the wing regime. There were no names of staff
or any names of prisoners.
Having decided that there was no need to confiscate
the paper and pen I returned them to Mr Gallagher. I informed
him that this must not happen again and that if he had a need
to take notes he should refer the mater to Mr Peter Leonard so
that his status as a visitor could be clarified. The discussion
was amicable. Mr Gallagher was then escorted from the premises.
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