Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 119804
Prisons: Costs
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the cost of imprisonment in England and Wales.
Answer
Jake RichardsThe cost of running prisons has generally increased over the past decade, with particularly sharp changes during the Covid-19 period. Analysis of the published Prison Unit Costs series shows that average running costs per place have risen by around 5% per...
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