British Transport Police - PFI/Lease
Request ID: FOI-1946-1920
Date published: 21 October 2019
You asked
Can you please provide me with details of the PFIs held to provide accomodation to British Transport Police at the following sites:
-Finsbury Park Police Station
-Wembley Park Police Station
-Hammersmith BT Police Station, Fulham Palace Road -Central London Police Station, 16-24 Whitfield Street and 55 Tottenham Court Road -West Ham Police Station, Alan Hocken Way -Stockwell Police station
Specifically - how long the leases remain on these sites from BTP/A, the cost per annum for the provision of this, the company that provides the finance (Amey?), if the leases have yet been renewed and when they're due to be renewed.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1946-1920
Thank you for your request of 27 September 2019 asking for information relating to British Transport Police facilities.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold some of the information that you have requested. You asked:
Can you please provide me with details of the PFIs held to provide accommodation to British Transport Police at the following sites?
- Finsbury Park Police Station
- Wembley Park Police Station
- Hammersmith BT Police Station, Fulham Palace Road
- Central London Police Station, 16-24 Whitfield Street and 55 Tottenham Court Road
- West Ham Police Station, Alan Hocken Way
- Stockwell Police station
Specifically - how long the leases remain on these sites from BTP/A, the cost per annum for the provision of this, the company that provides the finance (Amey?), if the leases have yet been renewed and when they're due to be renewed.
Please find below a table listing the lease status on all sites where Transport for London holds a commercial relationship with British Transport Police (BTP).
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Police Station
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Lease Remaining
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Annual Cost
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Renewal Date
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Have they been renewed
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PFI Provider
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Finsbury Park Police Station, Wells Terrace
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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*SS(BTP)
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Wembley Park Police Station, 49 Bridge Street
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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*SS(BTP)
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Hammersmith BT Police Station, 31 Fulham Palace Road
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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*SS(BTP)
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Central London Police Station, 16-24 Whitfield Street and 55 Tottenham Court Road
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3 years
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-
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30/04/22
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No
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*SS(BTP)
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West Ham Police Station, Alan Hocken Way
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3 years
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-
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30/04/22
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No
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*SS(BTP)
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Stockwell Police station, 256 Clapham Road
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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*SS(BTP)
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For Finsbury Park, Wembley Park, Hammersmith and Stockwell these leases form part of wider arrangements independent of any specific PFI obligations.
We do not hold the commercial arrangement for Central London Police Station as it is independent of TfL. You can request a copy of the arrangement from the BTP by emailing [email protected] or write to:
Information Governance Unit
British Transport Police
2nd Floor, 3 Callaghan Square
Cardiff
CF10 5BT
Other leases are arranged between TfL and other parties and are therefore not subject to the PFI contract.
In accordance with the FOI Act, we are not obliged to disclose the annual cost of the arrangement where we have a commercial arrangement with another party as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information under section 43(2).
In this instance the exemption has been applied as disclosure of the information you have requested would be likely to prejudice our commercial interests. Disclosing financial information would be likely to prejudice our commercial interests as it would be likely to adversely affect the amount we obtain through our future negotiations with commercial partners.
The use of this exemption is subject to an assessment of the public interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. TfL recognises the need for openness and transparency by public authorities, particularly where the use of public assets, but in this instance the public interest in ensuring that TfL is able to obtain the best value from public assets, outweighs the general public interest in increasing transparency of TfL’s processes.
[1] *SS(BTP) – Support Services (BTP) – Amey is the facilities management provider for Support Services (BTP) and is a subcontractor as part of the PFI Contract. There is no direct contractual relationship between Amey and TfL.
If this is not the information you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Melissa Nichols
FOI Case Officer
General Counsel
Transport for London
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