Electronic Tagging: Costs
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average daily cost is of electronic tagging.
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin
The average cost for an individual subject to electronic monitoring (EM) is approximately c.£9 per day.
It is important to note the above figure does not include the average cost of a probation or police officer supervising an individual with EM. For information relating to the additional supervision costs of managing an individual with EM please refer to the following: Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
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