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<p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department routinely publishes average costs per prisoner and
prison place based on actual net resource expenditure for each private and public
sector prison and in summary form for the whole of the prison estate in England and
Wales on an annual basis after the end of each financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The National
Offender Management Service does not hold or collate costs relating to children who
are in care. Individual local authorities are required to deliver social care services
and placements for children in their public care.</p><p> </p><p>The most recently
published figures for financial year 2012-13 is published alongside the NOMS Annual
Report and Accounts and available on the Department's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics-201213"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics-201213</a></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Within the link provided, details on costs of custody for women prisoners
can be found within the file named: costs per place and cost per prisoner 2012-13
- supplementary information.</p><p> </p><p>A Copy of this is also placed in the House
library.</p><p> </p><p>Continuing to reduce prison unit costs is one of the key targets
for the Department. Between 2009/10 and 2012/13 prison unit costs (based on overall
prison costs) have reduced in real terms by 16% per place and 13% per prisoner. The
Department is committed to delivering prison capacity changes designed to modernise
the prison estate and further reduce prison costs.</p>
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