§ Lord Bradshawasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 18 March (WA 59–60), whether the proposals approved by the Centrex Board in 2003 for relocation from Bramshill to Wyboston and Cambourne are fully funded or 164WA whether the necessary money is being obtained by top-slicing funds which would otherwise be allocated to police authorities; and [HL2040]
Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 18 March (WA 59–60), what it is intended will happen to premises made redundant at Bramshill bearing in mind the historic nature of the building. [HL2041]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe Centrex Board approved the temporary relocation of the Doctrine Centre of the National Centre for Policing Excellence (NCPE) to serviced offices at Cambourne on 3 December 2003. The temporary relocation has been fully funded from the Centrex budget. Plans to establish a permanent base for NCPE's work on doctrine development are currently being considered, although the permanent relocation is unlikely to take place before April 2005.
NCPE staff at Bramshill were located in the modern office blocks on the site. Although a number of NCPE personnel have relocated from the Bramshill site, the site remains fully occupied. Office space and accommodation previously allocated to NCPE has been utilised by bringing courses previously delivered off-site back to Bramshill. This has resulted in cost savings on the provision of off-site accommodation, has helped alleviate overcrowding, and will accommodate the CEPOL Secretariat, which is to be established at Bramshill from April 2004.