National Probation Service for England and Wales: Buildings
(asked on 14th December 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Her Majesty’s Inspector of Probation’s 2019/2020 Annual Report: inspections of probation services, published in December 2020, how much his Department (a) budgeted for and (b) has spent on maintenance of (i) National Probation Service buildings and (ii) Approved Premises in financial year 2020-21 to date.
This financial year (2020/21) we are forecasting to spend in excess of £63m on the Probation Estate which will allow us to progress critical maintenance works relating to fire safety and security; and progress vital repair works including lifts, showers and also redecoration. We have secured an additional £10m this financial year to invest in Approved Premises. This investment, alongside our probation reform programme will lead to an improved standard of accommodation for Probation staff and users.
The available information is as follows:
| Probation offices and approved premises | ||
| Budget 2020/21 | Spend to date | Forecast 2020/21 |
Maintenance projects (CDEL) | £17.4m | £1.7m | £15.0m |
Maintenance projects (RDEL) | £5.0m | £3.9m | £7.6m |
Facilities management (Fixed and variable works) (RDEL) | £33.4m | £29.0m | £40.9m |
Notes: Spend to date is 1 April 2020 to 30 November 2020. The information has been extracted from financial systems and reflects services which have been invoiced and paid to 30 November.