§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the(a) current and (b) future use of Earlsfield Police Station, Wandsworth. [78538]
§ Kate HoeyThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that Earlsfield Police Station is currently used as a base by officers of the Area Major Investigation Pool (AMIP), and for local sector officers; for meetings of the local Sector Working Group; and, as necessary, for the storage of lost or stolen motor vehicles.
Earlsfield is part of Wandsworth Police Division, which is amalgamating with Battersea Division as part of the Metropolitan Police's overall move to Borough based policing. This amalgamation may lead to a review of the use of Earlsfield as a sector base and for meetings of the Sector Working Group. It is envisaged that the AMIP officers will remain at Earlsfield and that it will continue to be used as necessary for the storage of lost or stolen vehicles.