Written question asked by Hilton Dawson (Labour) on Thursday, 13 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 January 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 January 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what fees are paid by the Youth Justice Board for a bed in a (a) local authority secure unit, (b) youth treatment centre and (c) young offenders institution. - Inc table. (Holding answer 19 January 2005).

Answer: Mr. Dawson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what fees are paid by the Youth Justice Board for a bed in a (a) local authority secure unit, (b) youth treatment centre and (c) young offenders institution. [209276] Paul Goggins :[holding answer 19 January 2005]: The juvenile secure estate comprises: young offender institutions run by the Prison Service; privately- operated secure training centres; and places purchased in local authority secure children's homes. The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales commission and purchase the places. They estimate the average annual costs per place to be: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 Young offender institution: 50,800 Secure training centre: 1164,750 Local authority secure children's home: 185,780 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes Value Added Tax

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 209276; 430 c293-4W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Care homes Custodial treatment Fees and charges Young offenders Secure accommodation Young offender institutions
Contains statistics: Yes
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