§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated annual cost of running(a) home detention orders and (b) community curfew orders backed by electronic tagging. [43876]
§ Ms QuinThe proposals in the Crime and Disorder Bill relating to Home Detention Curfew are estimated to cost up to £35 million per year, but are expected to avoid the need for estimated expenditure of up to £180 million a year on new prison places. Research conducted on the current trials of curfew orders estimated that a national roll-out of curfew orders could cost up to £22 million per year. However, this estimate does not take account of the effect of providing electronic monitoring for curfew orders simultaneously with Home Detention Curfew.
The Home Office is currently letting contracts for electronic monitoring services under which contractors will be responsible for providing a range of applications of electronic monitoring. The final cost of electronic monitoring services will depend on the outcome of the procurement process.