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. 2011 Oct 14;11:803. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-803

Table 3.

Present value of savings per family from a parenting programme over 25 years (base case)

Budget Present value % of savings
National Health Service £2,195 13%
Social Services Department £109 1%
Department for Education £690 4%
Criminal Justice Service £2,842 17%
Public sector total £5,837 36%
Voluntary sector £27 0%
Lost output (crime) £2,197 13%
Victim costs (crime)* £7,468 45%
Other crime costs** £906 6%
Other sectors/individuals total £10,598 64%
Total savings £16,435

Intervention cost
 - Group provision only £952
 - 80% group, 20% individual provision £1,177
 - Individual provision only £2,078
Net present value of savings to public sector (to society)
 - Group provision only £4,885 (£15,483)
 - 80% group, 20% individual provision £4,660 (£15,258)
 - Individual provision only £3,759 (£14,357)

* Intangibles

** Includes: costs in anticipation of crime, property damage and victim services