New Police Headquarters Overview

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,
I note from the internet that GMP`s old Headquarters was located at Chester House
1 Boyer Street,Manchester (near Old Trafford football ground) and closed in 2012 , and the new HQ was relocated 6 miles away,whilst still just 2 miles from the centre of Manchester, at Central Park,Northampton Road (off Oldham Road) Manchester,and apparently would cost in the region of £60 million, funded by GMPA and an anticipated Government grant.

The new HQ is very impressive and obviously, as a new build,it is very efficient, but I would appreciate knowing some background information.
FOIQ1. What date in 2012 was the old HQ classed as vacated,and what date was the new HQ classed as open?Was there an opening ceremony and which important people were invited to the opening?
FOIQ2.At the design stage the new HQ was estimated to cost about £60 million.Please confirm the final economics of the new HQ,namely how much was raised from selling the old HQ, how much was provided from GMPA funds,and how much was provided from Government grants(and,if so,what would be the title or nature of the grant)?What is the final estimated net cost, and is the building now fully paid for or are there annual repayment charges for loans still outstanding and,if so, what are they?
FOIQ3.Please confirm,with the latest figures, the annual running costs for the building in terms of energy(gas,electric),water,telephone, and any costs which would be classes as maintenance or depreciation.Approximate figures would be acceptable.
FOIQ3.Please confirm how many people are employed to work within the building,detailed as police officers or civilians(also specifying gender), but excluding cleaners and maintenance workers.Please confirm the department titles of operations that are located within the building.
FOIQ4.Please confirm the number of long term parking spaces reserved for staff, spaces reserved for visitors, and how many spaces are reserved for police vehicles available for emergency on call duties.
FOIQ5.Please confirm if the new HQ has a customer facing police counter for the reporting of crime, so that it acts as a police station,and confirm the effectively open hours for the building to be available to serve the public directly,or police needs.

Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours faithfully,
Dennis Fallon(BScHons)

Dear Greater Manchester Police,
Sorry about my numbering error,please renumber my requests to go from FOIQ1 to FOIQ6.
Yours faithfully,

dennis fallon

Dear Greater Manchester Police,
I am concerned that your FOI department has failed to acknowledge or deal with my request within the statutory timescale.I would appreciate an explanation plus completion.
Yours faithfully,

Dennis Fallon(BScHons)

Greater Manchester Police

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Dear Dennis,

Please find attached GMP's response to your FOI request.

Kind regards

Rachael Bigland
Information Compliance & Records Management Unit

Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police

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Dear Rachael,
Thank you for going to the trouble of providing a basically excellent answer to my FOI requests,but although I don`t like to request a review ,because that sounds like a complaint,or go to the trouble of an addtional request,I would appreciate clarification of a few related points.Reference FOI Q2 the estimated new HQ cost was 60 million but the final cost was 63.5 million, were there any exceptional circumstances that created the overspend?Additionally,reference Q2 what was the title of the grant from the Home Office,was it a `efficiency improvement grant`or something, so that other forces may be aware of applying for possible grants? Additionally,the force has no outstanding debt on the new HQ but seems to be paying £71,861 as an annual property lease to someone,so who actually owns the land on which the HQ is built?Finally,the old HQ was demolished in April 2012,what is the estimated value now of the old site ,who owns the land,has it been offered up for sale during the past 6 years,and is the old site incurring annual charges for maintenance or security?
END OF CLARIFICATION REQUEST.
Sorry to bother you on this matter, but it is very helpful to explain to the public the complicated costs involved in developing a new HQ and the disposal of the old site in a prime location.

Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours faithfully,

Dennis Fallon

Dear Greater Manchester Police,
Just confirming that a further clarification request has been posted,if you consider it requests excessive detail compared to the original request then please treat it as a new FOI if you wish.

Yours faithfully,

dennis fallon

Greater Manchester Police

Good morning Mr Fallon,

Thank you for your email.

Please take this email as confirmation that your further questions on this matter have been logged as a new request under the reference GSA 3037/18.

This request has, as with the original, been allocated to my colleague Rachael Bigland. She will be in contact in due course.

Kind regards
David

David Kynaston
Information Compliance & Records Management Unit
Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police

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Greater Manchester Police

1 Attachment

Dear Dennis,

Please find attached GMP's response to your FOI request.

Kind regards

Rachael Bigland
Information Compliance & Records Management Unit

Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police

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