Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the annual cost per place of (a) MTCnovo's contract to run Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre and (b) G4S Care and Justice Services contract to run Medway Secure Training Centre.

Secure Training Centres (STCs) play an important role in helping young people to reform and turn their lives around. They typically cater for younger offenders with multiple or complex needs, and therefore have smaller units and higher staff ratios than some other youth establishments.

The estimated average annual cost per place over the 5 year contract period at Rainsbrook STC is £136k and at Medway STC it is £138k. These figures are based on the bid price, uplifted in line with forecasted inflation.