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provide to people in the capital.
Celia Prentice
on 23 July 2008 at 13:21
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23 July 2008
The Metropolitan Police Authority today published the
findings of a three-month programme of public consultation
about the future development of the Metropolitan Police
Estate in London.
Plans to modernise police facilities were published for each
of the capital’s 32 boroughs last November, followed by a
three-month consultation period to enable local communities
to comment on the proposals to make the police estate more
responsive to everyone’s requirements. It was always intended
to publish the results of this public consultation.
Steve O’Connell, chair of the MPA Finance Committee, said:
“The MPA has discussed in public committee the
unsatisfactory and limited nature of this previous
consultation process. By publishing the results today, we
are fulfilling our intention to make the results available
to our communities.
“Our future plans to develop the Metropolitan Police Estate
will require us to talk more directly with local
communities. We need Londoners to understand what services
operate from our buildings, more broadly how the police
work in the boroughs and how the built estate supports
this. Only by providing this information can communities to
take part in an informed, constructive dialogue.
“Over the summer period we are looking at the whole estate
strategy, including the development plans that were
consulted on, as part of the overall budget process. This
will be an opportunity to explore how communities can
become further involved to ensure we move forward in a way
that will satisfy everyone’s requirements.
“I want to stress once again that nothing will be done in
haste and no decisions about the police estate in London
have been taken.”
Notes to editors
1. The MPA has responsibility for all the buildings used by
the Metropolitan Police in London and we recognise the vital
role the estate plays in supporting the delivery of effective
and efficient policing across the capital. The Authority is
acutely aware that the estate is ageing - approximately 35%
of the buildings pre-dating 1935 - and many buildings are
inappropriately located for today’s communities. To deliver
an excellent police service, our buildings have to meet both
today’s requirements as well as our future demands. Simply
upgrading or renewing individual parts of the estate is no
longer an option and there is an urgent need for major
change.
2. The results of the public consultation for the Asset
Management Plan (AMP) for each borough, are available to view
on the MPA website at:
www.mpa.gov.uk/issues/estate/default.htm#amp
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MPA
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Celia Prentice
on 4 July 2008 at 15:00
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04 July 2008
The findings of a three-month programme of public
consultation on future development of the Metropolitan
Police Estate in London was discussed by members of the
Metropolitan Police Authority at a meeting of the
Authority's Co-ordination and Policing Committee on
Thursday 4 July 2008.
Plans to modernise police facilities were published for
each of the capital's 32 boroughs last November
followed by a three-month consultation period to enable
local communities to comment on proposals to make the
police estate more responsive to everyone's
requirements.
Steve O'Connell, chair of the MPA Finance Committee,
said
"The MPA and the Met consulted with local
communities about the future of the police estate but
there were limitations to the process which we all
recognise. The results we did get have illustrated that
our communities need more information, about how the
services provided in their name operate, in order to
understand how they need to develop and change to
improve. But it also highlighted considerable opposition
in some areas to the removal of local police
facilities, specifically iconic police stations.
"The police estate in London should serve
everybody's needs; the police need modern facilities
to enable them to tackle crime effectively, while the
public want and deserve a visible presence in their midst
to reassure them that the police can respond to crime
quickly.
"As part of the overall budget process which will be
conducted over the summer period, we will be looking
urgently at the estate strategy, including the
development plans that were consulted on. This will be an
opportunity to explore how communities can become further
involved to ensure we move forward in a way that will
satisfy everyone's requirements.
"As Kit Malthouse, first deputy chair of the MPA and
deputy mayor for policing, has confirmed, nothing will be
done in haste and no decisions have yet been taken."
Notes to Editors
1. The MPA has responsibility for all the buildings used by
the Metropolitan Police in London and we recognise the vital
role the estate plays in supporting the delivery of effective
and efficient policing across the capital. The Authority is
acutely aware that the estate is ageing - approximately 35%
of the buildings pre-dating 1935 - and many buildings are
inappropriately located for today's communities. To
deliver an excellent police service, our buildings have to
meet both today's requirements as well as our future
demands. Simply upgrading or renewing individual parts of the
estate is no longer an option and there is an urgent need for
major change.
2. The Asset Management Plan (AMP) for each borough outlines
the local strategy to improve facilities, including the
provision of front counters, patrol bases, custody centres,
Safer Neighbourhoods team bases and office accommodation, as
well as ensuring the buildings are fully accessible in line
with legislation. They are available to view on the MPA
website at:
http://www.mpa.gov.uk/issues/estate/default.htm#amp
3. The report 'MPA/MPS Asset Management Plan Public
Consultation Feedback' is available on the MPA website
at:
http://www.mpa.gov.uk/committees/cop/2008/080704/04.htm
Further media information
For further information, please contact the
MPA
press office