HC Deb 24 January 1996 vol 270 c264W
Ms Janet Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the total annual cost of dealing with young people aged 10 to 17 years in the judicial and custodial systems; [10940]

(2) what is the average cost of processing the case of a juvenile offender from offence to completion, to (a) the police, (b) the Crown Prosecution Service, (c) the social services, (d) the education system and (e) the courts, and in total. [10866]

Mr. Maclean

We estimate that, including police, court, legal aid, Crown Prosecution Service, probation and prison service costs, the total annual cost to the criminal justice system in 1994–95 of dealing with juvenile offenders aged 10 to 17 years was about £130 million. We estimate that the average cost was about £1,000. These estimates do not include the costs to social services and the education system, which are not available.