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Written question asked by Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour) on Monday, 12 September 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 September 2016. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Peter Sutcliffe

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost to date of keeping Peter Sutcliffe at Broadmoor Hospital, and what is the projected annual cost of keeping him at a category A high security prison.

Answer

Decisions over whether prisoners are to be sent back to prison from secure hospitals are based on clinical assessments made by independent medical staff.

The Department for Health advise that information quantifying the costs to date of treating Peter Sutcliffe (now known as Peter Coonan) at Broadmoor Hospital between 1984 and 2016 is not available and would vary throughout the period of detention according to the care and interventions provided to meet his clinical needs and security requirements.

The annual cost in 2014/15 of keeping a prisoner in a High Security prison was £57,000. This information can be found in the attachment.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1794
Session
2016-17
Attachment
Prisoner Costs table
Subjects
Costs Prisoners Maximum security prisons Sutcliffe, Peter Broadmoor Hospital
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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