Bid number (for
EG use) | |
Lead bidder | Fife Constabulary per Peter Taylor
01592 418481
peter.taylor@fife.pnn.police.uk |
Brief description of the aims of the
project | To explore the possibility of providing
Police Custody Unit(s) Co located with Court
facilities and with other Criminal Justice
Partners. Additionally, the provision of
enhanced levels of care for persons in custody
with a reduced commitment from police officers,
improving service to victims and standard of
care of custodies. |
Clear description of what the
EGF money would be used to
buy | Funding received would be dedicated to
exploring the scope of the project in terms of
staff time and any necessary consultancy
support, mapping the processes followed by
partner organisations, reengineering any
relevant
IT/C infrastructure,
refurbishing and re-equipping existing
buildings and/or providing replacement ones if
required, and staff training and
retraining. |
Partners to the project likely to commit
resources | Initial meetings and discussions have been
held with the Scottish Prison Service, the Fife
Procurator Fiscal Service and the Scottish
Court Service. |
Names of other organisations with whom the
project has been discussed (to assist the
introductions process) | The Scottish Prison Service do not wish to
formally commit to the project but are
interested in the outcome and have offered to
lend expertise in terms of physical security
and staffing issues surrounding levels, regimes
and training. The Fife Procurator Fiscal
Service is not in a position to commit to the
project but retain an interest, particularly in
relation to any development in the Dunfermline
area. Discussion and meetings with
SCRS ongoing. |
Evidence that suggested approach has been
deployed successfully elsewhere | Within Warwickshire, the Northern Justice
Centre has recently been completed and opened
in Nuneaton. The partners in this scheme
include Warwickshire Police, the Crown and
Magistrates' Court Service,
HM Prison Service and the
Criminal Justice Information Technology unit.
Within the Justice Centre is a "state of the
art" custody facility with 32 cells providing
accommodation for adults and juveniles,
including an area set aside for persons in
Prison Service custody, situated on the ground
floor. There are three courts situated on the
first floor. Both sets of facilities are
interlinked to provide secure access between
them for persons in custody. |
Are there any restrictions to potential for
enlargement of the project (
i.e. technology, number of
partners etc) | No restrictions are anticipated to the
potential for enlargement of the project. |
Benefits projected from the project | The Criminal Justice System and victims will
benefit from improved facilities and joined up
justice through the co-location of criminal
justice partners. Security and care of
custodies will be enhanced significantly while
staffing costs in terms of uniformed officers
used in the custody care process will be
reduced. |
Estimated financial projections | Total | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 |
Overall project cost | £12,163,075 | £1,550,000 | £6,300.000 | £3,428,375 | £884,700 |
Estimated projected benefits | £158,328 | Nil | Nil | £42,306 | £116,022 |
Is a pilot required - see guidance notes | No |
Additionality: why is
EG funding required | To contribute to the initial capital costs
involved in any new or refurbished buildings
associated with the project and to assist with
initial costs. |
Is this project complementary in anyway to
other
EG work | The project is complimentary to a bid from
Fife Constabulary aimed at the development of a
suitable model for a "place of safety" as an
alternative to police cells for persons found
to be drunk and incapable of looking after
themselves. A similar bid in relation to facilities for
persons found to be vulnerable due to mental
health issues is being investigated in
conjunction with Fife Acute Hospitals
NHS Trust. |
Is "stage 2 development funding"
requested? | Yes. |