Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there is a difference in the cost to the public purse of a child placed in a secure residential accommodation (a) on remand and (b) for other reasons.
The Ministry of Justice and Youth Custody Service have provided average cost per place per year for Secure Children’s Homes, Secure Training Centres and under-18 Young Offender Institutions and these costs are set out in Table 1. The prices used are for 2016-17 which are the latest available figures.
Table 1: Average price per place per year of secure Children’s Homes, Secure Training Centres and Under-18 Young Offender Institutions
Sector | Average price per place per year |
Secure Children's Homes (SCHs) | £210,000 |
Secure Training Centres (STCs) | £160,000 |
Under-18 Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) | £76,000 |
The services commissioned in secure residential accommodation are done so on the basis of meeting the individual needs of the young people accommodated there. There is not a standardised bed price for those placed in secure accommodation for either justice or welfare reasons.