§ Sir John WheelerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what approval he has given for the acquisition or building of new police headquarters and at what cost in England and Wales since 1980.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information for force headquarters buildings is as follows:
£ million 1982 Avon and Somerset force headquarters—purchase of site and preparatory works 0.974 1983 Metropolitan police—Bessborough street and Vauxhall Bridge road adaptations work (lease rental £1.175 million per annum) 1.28 Metropolitan polioe—Drummond gate adaptations work (lease rental £1.795 million per annum) 1.64 1984 Leicestershire force headquarters—phase 1 3.655 Dyfed Powys force headquarters 5.9 1989 Thames Valley force headquarters—acquisition of site 1.1 Avon and Somerset force headquarters—phase 1 4.772 Avon and Somerset force headquarters—phase 1A 1.5
§ Sir John WheelerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has to value the
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Table 1 Age Charge 14–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 Over 35 Total Males Riot — 4 — — — 4 Violent disorder 19 37 20 7 6 89 Affray 7 10 8 — — 25 Public Order Act Section 4 21 45 17 6 2 41 Section 5 10 18 11 2 — 41 Grievous bodily harm 1 2 — 1 — 4 Other assaults 6 22 8 3 2 41 Burglary 12 8 3 3 1 27 Theft 12 8 3 — — 23 Dishonest handling 10 2 4 — — 16 Criminal damage 4 15 6 1 2 28 Arson 1 1 — — — 2 Enclosed premises 1 — — — — 1 Obstructing police 6 11 5 — 1 23 Highway obstruction 8 8 4 1 1 22 Drunk and disorderly — 1 1 — 3 5 Drugs 1 3 2 — — 6 Total 119 195 92 24 18 1448 Females Riot — — 1 — — 1 Violent disorder 4 4 3 — — 11 Affray — — 1 — — 1 police estate in England and Wales, and for the more effective management of police buildings, within the 43 Home Office inspected forces.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe ownership of the police estate is vested in police authorities, or, in the case of the Metropolitan police, the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.
Home Office circular No. 32/1987, issued in May 1987, asked the authorities to review their management of the police estate with a view to identifying accommodation and sites which are surplus to requirements, either for disposal or, where appropriate, to meet emerging new needs for accommodation. The procedures for reviewing the estate are matters for the police authorities themselves, but Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary has generally expressed its satisfaction with the arrangements which have been made.
A proposal to carry out a valuation of the Metropolitan police estate on commercially accepted principles and updating the information on a continuing basis is being considered.