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<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. This includes a breakdown of these
costs by prison category and individual prison within each category, and separately
by prisoner gender.</p><p> </p><p>The most recently published figures are for financial
year 2012-13 which give an average annual Overall cost per place of £36,808 and average
annual Overall cost per prisoner of £34,766. An average annual cost per male prisoner
of £34,306 and £44,746 per female prisoner, based on Overall resource costs, is also
published.</p><p> </p><p>The information for financial year 2012-13 is available in
the Cost per Place and Prisoner and Supplementary Information files on the Department's
website at:</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>Figures for 2013-14 will be published alongside the Management Information
Addendums to the NOMS Annual Report and Accounts in October 2014.</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.</p><p> </p>
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