Bill for new Highland prison rises again to almost £140 million with more delays anticipated
Published: 18:00, 07 November 2022
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THE new prison for the Highlands is facing months of yet more delays and a huge increase in costs amounting to almost three times what was originally estimated.
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has confirmed that HMP Highland is now expected to cost just under £140 million – in 2011 its budget was around £52 million but that has steadily risen.
In 2016, the price went up to about £66 million with an operational date of August 2020 but then delays revealed in February 2021 saw the construction bill would be anywhere from £98 million to £110 million.
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