Written question asked by George Osborne (Conservative) on Friday, 12 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 January 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 22 January 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to public funds of the imprisonment of Sally Clarke, Angela Cannings and Trupti Patel has been. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total cost to public funds of the imprisonment of Sally Clarke, Angela Cannings and Trupti Patel has been. [144523] Paul Goggins: The Prison Service does not maintain information on the cost of imprisonment of specific prisoners. However, as an alternative it is possible to provide the average cost of keeping a prisoner in the establishments in which the particular prisoners referred to in this question served their sentences. This suggests that the total cost to public funds of the imprisonment of Sally Clarke was in the region of £111,000. The cost of detaining Angela Cannings was approximately £57,000. Trupti Patel did not spend time in prison custody, as she was bailed upon charge and subsequently acquitted.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 144523; 416 c1439W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Convictions Expenditure Infanticide Prisoners Miscarriages of justice Cot deaths Cannings, Angela Patel, Trupti
Contains statistics: Yes
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