§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many secure places there were in community homes, observation and assessment centres and youth treatment centres in England and Wales on the most recent convenient date, and how many more secure places are planned or under construction.
§ Sir George YoungThe information for England and Wales on 3 July 1980 was as follows:
Existing secure places Places planned or under construction Community homes with education on the premises 246 68 Observation and assessment centres 153 164 Youth treatment centres 87 12
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average capital cost and annual running cost of a secure place in a community home or observation and assessment centre.
§ Sir George YoungThe average capital cost in 1979 was about £20,000. Information on revenue costs is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average capital cost and annual running cost 525W of a secure place in a youth treatment centre.
§ Sir George YoungThe two existing youth treatment centres were built at different times in the late 1960s and mid 1970s. I cannot say what the capital cost of a new centre would be now and there are no plans to provide one. The running cost per place of the centres in 1979–80 was £24,000 (provisional).