Cost of holding prisoners in police cells

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Cost of holding prisoners in police cells
bacdoc January=1992

Hansard written answer 18.11.91 Col 16

Mrs Rumbold, Minister of State at the Home Office said that
the costs for each complete financial year since 1981-82 of
holding prisoners in police cells are given in the table.

Financial Actual cost
year ¼million

1981-82 -
1982-83 3.4
1983-84 10.8
1984-85 3.4
1985-86 2.2
1986-87 6.2
1987-88 24.9
1988-89 64.9
1989-90 12.4
1990-91 53.5

In 1990-91 the comparable cost of holding the prisoners
in Prison Service establishments would have been ¼14.8 million.

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