§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is now the average weekly cost of keeping in custody after sentence: (a) an adult male prisoner, (b) an adult female prisoner, (c) a young male offender, and (d) a young female offender.
§ Mr. JohnCost information is not available in the form requested. Details of expenditure on the Prison Service appear annually in the Report on the work of the Prison Department. Cmnd. 6877 contains information for the financial year 1975–76 under four categories of establishment. The equivalent average weekly cost for males was £75 in prisons and remand centres; £86 in bor-
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Annual pay Supplementary annual pay Rank Service in rank London Provinces £ £ £ Chief Superintendent … … … Less than 1 year … 8,291 8,049 — After 1 year … 8,510 8,268 — After 2 years … 8,732 8,490 — After 3 years … 8,948 8,703 — stals and young prisoner centres; and £84 in detention centres. The average weekly cost for females in all establishments was £101.
§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is now the average weekly cost of keeping in custody before trial and conviction (a) an adult male defendant, (b) an adult female defendant, (c) a young male defendant, and (d) a young female defendant.
§ Mr. JohnThe costs of keeping defendants in custody before trial and conviction are not separately recorded.