Cost of Lendlease prison balloons by £116m

By Tom Lowe2020-09-03T11:19:00

Government blames inflation and extra ground works for 70% cost increase

The cost of building a new prison being built by Lendlease in Leicestershire has ballooned by £116m, according to the government.

The Ministry of Justice confirmed that the Glen Parva prison, which originally had a budget of £170m, would now cost £286m to build - an increase of nearly 70%.

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