Home Office written question – answered at on 6 September 2022.
Alison Thewliss
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Treasury)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much it costs to hold an individual under immigration powers in prison, per person per night.
Simon Baynes
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office)
The average cost to detain an individual in immigration detention is provided on a per day basis. The current daily cost per individual in immigration detention, which includes individuals held under immigration powers in the prison estate, is £107.23. Data can be found at the link: Immigration Enforcement data: Q1 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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