Defined term

“prisoner”

Defined in 17 Acts and 26 statutory instruments.

  1. Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 Act
  2. Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 Act
  3. The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992 SI
  4. The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012 SI
  5. The Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations 2000 SI
  6. The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015 SI
  7. County Courts Act 1984 Act
  8. Criminal Justice Act 1991 Act
  9. Criminal Justice Act 2003 Act 2 definitions
  10. Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 Act 2 definitions
  11. Data Protection Act 2018 Act
  12. The Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans and the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 2) etc.) Regulations 2018 SI
  13. The Education (Postgraduate Master's Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 SI
  14. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 SI
  15. The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 SI 2 definitions
  16. The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 SI
  17. The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 SI
  18. The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 SI
  19. The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 SI 2 definitions
  20. International Criminal Court Act 2001 Act 3 definitions
  21. The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Overseas Territories) Order 2009 SI 2 definitions
  22. The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 SI 2 definitions
  23. The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  24. Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 Act
  25. The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026 SI
  26. The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015 SI
  27. The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005 SI
  28. The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013 SI
  29. National Minimum Wage Act 1998 Act
  30. The Parole Board Rules 2019 SI
  31. Pensions Act 2014 Act 2 definitions
  32. Police Act 1997 Act
  33. The Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008 SI
  34. Prison Security Act 1992 Act
  35. Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 Act
  36. Prisoners’ Earnings Act 1996 Act 2 definitions
  37. Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 Act
  38. Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 Act 2 definitions
  39. The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 SI
  40. The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020 SI
  41. The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 SI
  42. The United Nations (International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals) Order 2018 SI
  43. The Universal Credit Regulations 2013 SI

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