Young Offenders Institution, Colchester

HC Deb 12 February 1998 vol 306 cc331-2W

Mr. Whittingdale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the capital cost of establishing the Young Offenders Institution, Colchester; [26237]

(2) if the monitoring of those offenders who have served sentences at the Young Offenders Institution, Colchester, will continue after its closure; [26211]

(3) what arrangements have been made in respect of those offenders who are serving sentences at the Young Offenders Institution, Colchester, after it closes. [26213]

Ms Quin

The cost of establishing Colchester Young Offender Institution was approximately £460,000. About £49,000 of this represented capital costs.

Data on young offenders will continue to be monitored after the closure of Colchester and the outcomes will be compared with those of other similar offenders.

Those young offenders currently at Colchester who will not be able to complete their sentences there will be transferred to other establishments.