§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the(a) pilot bail supervision and accommodation project in Lothian region, (b) intensive probation project in Falkirk and (c) alcohol education probation project in Edinburgh and Midlothian; and what measures he will be taking to ensure that a greater number of courts in Scotland have community disposals available to sheriffs. [1265]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonBail supervision and accommodation projects in Lothian and Strathclyde regions are being funded on a pilot basis by the Scottish Office within 100 per cent. Central Government funding of criminal justice social work services. The projects are currently the subject of a research study by the MVA Consultancy which is due to report in spring 1996.
The intensive probation project in Falkirk is currently funded through the urban programme and the alcohol education probation project in Edinburgh and Midlothian through 100 per cent. funding. The urban programme requires monitoring by the responsible local authority and a concluding report of the Scottish Office. The Falkirk project is due to terminate in 1998. All criminal justice social work projects are subject to annual evaluation as part of local authority planning of these services.
Probation and community service are available in all sheriff courts in Scotland. It is for local authorities, in consultation with sentencers, independent sector providers and other criminal justice interests, to propose, within available resources and national priorities, the range of individual projects and specialist services to be provided as a component of a court order.
§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the average costs per week in Scotland for(a) private nursing homes, (b) residential homes, (c) NHS care of the elderly, (d) NHS long stay people with learning difficulties, (e) NHS psychiatric long stay and (f) NHS chronic young sick. [1271]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information for residential homes and NHS specialty groups is set out in the tables. The Scottish Office does not collect information on the average costs of private nursing homes.
Average gross weekly charge per resident in residential care homes (all client groups) in Scotland at 31 March 1994 £ Local authority 269 Private 254 Voluntary 271 All sectors 266 The gross weekly charge in local authority run homes is the full cost to the local authority for providing accommodation per resident.
For private and voluntary establishments, the gross weekly charge is as specified in contracts with the local authority.
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Average cost per inpatient week in Scotland for specified NHS specialty groups, 1994–95 £ Geriatric long stay 629 Mental handicap 686 Psychiatry long stay 691 Young chronic sick 853 Psychiatry long stay includes geriatric psychiatry, child psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry and mental illness.