Approved Premises: Operating Costs
(asked on 6th July 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total operating cost to HM Prison and Probation Service of running Approved Premises was in each of the last five financial years.
The table below shows the direct operating costs and total costs of running Approved Premises in England and Wales in each of the last five financial years.
Financial Year | Direct Costs (£m) | Total Costs (£m) |
2020/21 | 60.5 | 91.0 |
2021/22 | 75.8 | 108.8 |
2022/23 | 78.7 | 115.1 |
2023/24 | 85.1 | 127.7 |
2024/25 | 90.8 | 134.9 |
Total costs include direct operating costs together with estates costs and corporate support cost recharges. Figures are rounded to the nearest £0.1 million.
Data for 2025/26 are currently being compiled and quality assured and are therefore not yet available.