Guidance

Handling requests from prisoners to change their name: PSO 4455

Policy and guidance on the handling of requests from prisoners to change their name.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 24 September 2004

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Requests from prisoners to change their name: PSO 4455

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Details

This prison service order (PSO) describes how prisons should handle requests from prisoners to change their name. This includes after a change in marital status, for religious reasons or for psychological reasons.

The PSO contains guidance on:

• considering a prisoner’s request to change their name
• actions that must be taken when recognising a prisoner’s new name

This is a current PSO. It came into effect on 25 September 2003 and was last updated on 24 September 2004.

Published 24 September 2004