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<p>Through the sale of three prisons we have generated capital receipts of over £30.8m
and, in doing so, avoided unnecessary costs.</p><p>The following prisons have been
sold since May 2010:</p><p> </p><p>· HMP Ashwell (2012) £1.34m</p><p>· HMP Latchmere
House (2013) £22.5m</p><p>· HMP Canterbury (2014) £7m.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to
these disposals, the lease for HMP Lancaster Castle was handed back to the Duchy of
Lancaster in 2012. However, no capital receipt was generated from this.</p><p> </p><p>When
disposing of surplus property assets the Ministry of Justice will always seek best
value for money for the taxpayer.</p>
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