PCD 1861 Hendon-Colindale Project

MOPAC approved the disposal of the freehold interest at Hendon training centre in Colindale in February 2020, PCD697. The sites are part of a portfolio planning arrangement agreed with the Mayor, and the management of the disposal is being undertaken by the GLA. 

MOPAC and the GLA signed a Co-operation Agreement for the management of the disposal in March 2021. The agreement states that the GLA’s project costs will be split between MOPAC and GLA. The GLA have incurred project costs to date and MOPAC’s share is £222,415.13. DMPC decisions (PCD 890 and 1561) approved funding the project costs from the capital receipt. However, until the sale is completed, the project costs cannot be offset against the receipt. In the short-term, the project costs will be paid by MOPAC, funded by the Budget Resilience Reserve, and MOPAC will then recover the costs once the sale completes, and replenish the Budget Resilience Reserve. 

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime is recommended to:   

1. Approve the use of the Budget Resilience Reserve to temporarily underwrite the Hendon-Colindale project management costs of £222,415.13 

PART I - NON-CONFIDENTIAL FACTS AND ADVICE TO THE DMPC 

1. Introduction and background  

1. MOPAC approved the disposal of the freehold interest in two circa 1 hectare sites at Hendon training centre in Colindale in February 2020, PCD697.  

2. The sites are part of a portfolio planning arrangement agreed with the Mayor, and the management of the disposal is being undertaken by the GLA using the London Development Panel 2 (LDP2). 

3. MOPAC and the GLA signed a Co-operation Agreement for the management of the disposal in March 2021. The agreement states that the GLA’s project costs will be split between MOPAC and GLA. The GLA have incurred project costs to date and MOPAC’s share is £222,415.13. DMPC decisions (PCD 890 and 1561) approved funding the project costs from the capital receipt. However, until the sale is completed, the project costs cannot be offset against the receipt. In the short-term, the project costs will be paid by MOPAC, funded by the Budget Resilience Reserve, and MOPAC will then recover the costs once the sale completes, and replenish the Budget Resilience Reserve. 

Issues for consideration 

1. Technical accounting advice from the MPS advised the Project Management revenue costs could not be offset against the capital receipt deposit, and can only be offset once the sale has completed. 

2. MOPAC are only underwriting this cost and when the sale is completed, the Budget Resilience Reserve must be replenished with £222,415.13. 

3. Equality Comments  

1. MOPAC is required to comply with the public sector equality duty set out in section 149(1) of the Equality Act 2010. This requires MOPAC to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations by reference to people with protected characteristics. The protected characteristics are: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

2. There are no equality or diversity implications arising from this report. 

4. Financial comments 

1. The project costs to date of £222,415.13 will be paid to GLA by MOPAC, funded from the Budget Resilience Reserve, in the short-term. Once the capital receipt is realised, the costs will be offset against the receipt and the Budget Resilience Reserve will be replenished. 

5. Legal comments 

6. Commercial issues 

7. None to consider in this decision. 

8. GDPR and Data Privacy  

1. MOPAC will adhere to the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018 and ensure that any organisations who are commissioned to do work with or on behalf of MOPAC are fully compliant with the policy and understand their GDPR responsibilities.