Estate Changes

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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Hello,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the following information regarding changes your organisations estate since 2010.
1. Location of police stations closed since 2010.
2. The current status of the building (i.e. sold/lease surrender/mothballed)
3. The date of the building's closure.
4. Whether re-provision of service was provided (if so what).
5. Location of future police station closures (if any).
6. Date of closure (if known).
7. Whether re-provision of the services provided is planned (if so what).

If going back to 2010, is likely to incur a refusal on costs grounds, changes since 2012 would also be acceptable.

I Look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Jane Garvey

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Ms Garvey

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2017100001070

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 29/10/2017.  I note you seek
access to the following information:

"Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the following
information regarding changes your organisations estate since 2010.
1. Location of police stations closed since 2010.
2. The current status of the building (i.e. sold/lease
surrender/mothballed) 3. The date of the building's closure.
4. Whether re-provision of service was provided (if so what).
5. Location of future police station closures (if any).
6. Date of closure (if known).
7. Whether re-provision of the services provided is planned (if so what).

If going back to 2010, is likely to incur a refusal on costs grounds,
changes since 2012 would also be acceptable."
Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act).  You will receive a response within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act.  

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Yours sincerely

R. Loizou
Support Officer - Freedom of Information Triage Team
 
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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Due to feedback from other organisations I offer the following clarification to my request;
By closed I mean stations that are no longer in use or have been sold i.e. the building is now empty.
By re-provision I mean that the station may have been replaced by a presence in another public building i.e. fire station, school etc. or by a new building.

Yours faithfully,

Jane Garvey

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

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Dear Ms Garvey

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2017100001070

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 29/10/2017.  I note you seek
access to the following information:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the following
information regarding changes your organisations estate since 2010.
1. Location of police stations closed since 2010.
2. The current status of the building (i.e. sold/lease
surrender/mothballed)
3. The date of the building's closure.
4. Whether re-provision of service was provided (if so what).
5. Location of future police station closures (if any).
6. Date of closure (if known).
7. Whether re-provision of the services provided is planned (if so what).
If going back to 2010, is likely to incur a refusal on costs grounds,
changes since 2012 would also be acceptable. .

Clarification received on 1st November:

Due to feedback from other organisations I offer the following
clarification to my request;

By closed I mean stations that are no longer in use or have been sold i.e.
the building is now empty.

By re-provision I mean that the station may have been replaced by a
presence in another public building i.e. fire station, school etc. or by a
new building.

SEARCHES TO LOCATE INFORMATION

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted
at HQ Property Services Directorate.  The searches located information
relevant to your request.

DECISION

I am pleased to inform you that the information requested within questions
5 and 7 is already in the public domain.  The information can be accessed
via the following:

* Website:
https://www.london.gov.uk/mopac-publicat...

In July 2017 a Public Consultation was launched, which closed on 6th
October, to consider the future 'Public Access and Engagement Strategy'.
 Following analysis of the response, the Mayor published his response on
1st November 2017 within the link above.  

The document describes how public access services are changing, and sets
out which front counter police stations and other police buildings will be
closed in the future.

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find attached information pursuant to questions 1 to 4 of your
request above:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the following
information regarding changes your organisations estate since 2010.
1. Location of police stations closed since 2010.
2. The current status of the building (i.e. sold/lease
surrender/mothballed)
3. The date of the building's closure.
4. Whether re-provision of service was provided (if so what).

The MPS define a police station as an operational building that has a
front counter. Please see the attached spreadsheet for closure of all
buildings with front counters since 2010. The spreadsheet provides the
locations, status and closure dates of these buildings, as well as name of
any replacement front counter where one was opened.

 
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me via email at [email address], quoting the reference
number above.

Yours sincerely

Andrea Duncan
Information Manager

LEGAL ANNEX
The information requested has been identified as being accessible via
other means as it is already published.  Where information is already in
the public domain we are not required to re-publish the data; instead
public authorities are required to direct you to the information, which we
have done in this instance.  This action is in accordance with section 21
of the Freedom of Information Act and this response serves as a section
17(1) notice.  If you have any questions on this matter please do not
hesitate to contact me.

In complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information, the
Metropolitan Police Service will not breach the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the
enclosed information will continue to be protected by law.  Applications
for the copyright owner's written permission to reproduce any part of the
attached information should be addressed to MPS Directorate of Legal
Services, 10 Lambs Conduit Street, London, WC1N 3NR.
 
COMPLAINT RIGHTS

Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?

You have the right to require the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.  

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Information Rights Unit
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[email address]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.

The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS if you are still dissatisfied with
the decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for
a decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.

For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at www.ico.org.uk.  Alternatively, write to or
phone:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 0303 123 1113

Consider our environment - please do not print this email unless
absolutely necessary.

NOTICE - This email and any attachments may be confidential, subject to
copyright and/or legal privilege and are intended solely for the use of
the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender and delete it from your system.  To avoid incurring
legal liabilities, you must not distribute or copy the information in this
email without the permission of the sender. MPS communication systems are
monitored to the extent permitted by law.  Consequently, any email and/or
attachments may be read by monitoring staff. Only specified personnel are
authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of the MPS by
email. The MPS accepts no responsibility for unauthorised agreements
reached with other employees or agents.  The security of this email and
any attachments cannot be guaranteed. Email messages are routinely scanned
but malicious software infection and corruption of content can still occur
during transmission over the Internet. Any views or opinions expressed in
this communication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

 

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