Remands in Custody (Costs)

HC Deb 11 December 1974 vol 883 cc175-6W

Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current average cost per day of maintaining an accused person awaiting trial in a bail hostel.

	Year	Approvals	Refusals
Bermondsey, Borough and Camberwell EEAs approximating to the London Borough of Southwark.	1970	…	9	Nil
	1971	…	9	1
	1972	…	7	1
	1973	…	7	Nil
	January-October 1974	…	1	Nil
Deptford and Lewisham EEAs approximating to the London Borough of Lewisham.	1970	…	8	Nil
	1971	…	2	Nil
	1972	…	8	Nil
	1973	…	3	Nil
	January-October 1974	…	7	Nil
Woolwich EEA approximating to the London Borough of Greenwich.	1970	…	3	Nil
	1971	…	3	Nil
	1972	…	1	Nil
	1973	…	8	Nil
	January-October 1974	…	2	Nil
Bexley, Erith and Sidcup EEAs approximating to the London Borough of Bexley.	1970	…	29	1
	1971	…	23	Nil
	1972	…	15	1
	1973	…	11	Nil
	January-October 1974	…	13	Nil

Note: The exemption limit below which IDCs are not required for development in London and the South-East was raised in December 1970 from 3,000 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft. and in July 1972 to 10.000 sq. ft The limit was lowered to 5.000 sq. ft. on 1st September 1974.

Dr. Summerskill

In England and Wales the average running cost per day for probation hostels and homes and bail hostels is £5.41. No separate figure for bail hostels is available.

Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current average cost per day of maintaining an accused person awaiting trial in a prison.

Dr. Summerskill

It is not practicable to isolate the cost of keeping particular groups of prisoners in custody but we estimate that the average daily cost of keeping a prisoner, whether convicted or unconvicted, in the present financial year is about £8.