Courts: Oldham
(asked on 2nd November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the closures of (a) Oldham Magistrates Court and (b) Oldham County Court broken down by (i) removal of fixtures and fittings, (ii) remaining lease payments, (iii) dilapidation (iv) ongoing security and utilities and (v) other costs.
The cost to the public purse of the closures of Oldham Magistrates’ and County Court is as follows.
Oldham County Court
Full exit on 15 September 2017
Lease ended on 17 September 2017
(i) Removal of fixtures and fittings (decant and porterage; excludes IT decommissioning, which is captured in “other costs” below) | £35,000 |
(ii) Remaining lease payments | None – lease exited 17 Sept 2017 |
(iii) Dilapidations | Unknown – negotiations are ongoing with landlord |
(iv) Ongoing security and utilities | £630 (total cost between exit and disposal) |
(v) Other costs | £116,800 |
Dilapidations are commercially sensitive as works are not yet complete.
Oldham Magistrates’ Court
Full exit on 20 March 2017
Disposal on 1 April 2017
(i) Removal of fixtures and fittings (decant and porterage; excludes IT decommissioning which is captured in “other costs” below) | £15,700 |
(ii) Remaining lease payments | N/A freehold |
(iii) Dilapidations | N/A freehold |
(iv) Ongoing security and utilities | £2,500 (total cost between exit and disposal) |
(v) Other costs | £70,800 |
Costs provided are estimates. Other costs include IT decommissioning, excess travel fares to staff (based on an expectation that these will be paid for three years) and disposal costs (Oldham Magistrates’ Court only – fees). These costs are considered to be at a normal level for courts of this nature.