§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost is of holding a prisoner in(a) male local prisons, (b) male remand centres, (c) open prisons, (d) closed training prisons, (e) open young offender institutions,(f) closed young offender institutions and (g) female establishments; and if he will make a statement. [243]
§ Beverley HughesDuring the financial year 2000–01 the average cost per prisoner place for each of the above categories are listed in the table.
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£ Category Cost per place (cash) Category B 21,674 Category C 17,765 Dispersal 33,804 Female closed 25,123
£ Category Cost per place (cash) Female local 30,412 Female open 17,399 Male closed YOI 23,063 Young Offender Institution (YOI) Male juvenile 44,668 Male local 25,733 Male open 14,733 Male open YOI 21,628 Male remand centre 35,174 Total 22,890 Figures for cost per place reflect establishment costs only and do not include headquarters overheads. These figures are not comparable with the Prison Service cost per place Key Performance Indicator. The establishments that comprise these functions are categorised by their main role only. Establishments that have more than one role have been placed under the category that represents the primary or predominant function of the establishment. These data will shortly be published in the Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts.