§ Simon Hughes:To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost is of tagging an 51W offender (a) under and (b) over the age of 18, from the time the tag and equipment is installed up to the lawful removal of the tag. [131168]
§ Paul Goggins:In the financial year 2002–03, a total of 37,898 persons were made subject to electronic monitoring at a total cost of £63,448,638, resulting in an average cost of £1,674 each. Total and average cost figures are not available for those aged under or over the age of 18 separately. This is because the pricing regime for electronic monitoring is based on the type of scheme rather than the age of the person subject to electronic monitoring, and the different schemes have different age boundaries.