PCD 1552 Lease Renewal at Greenwich Patrol Base, Unit 9 Mellish Industrial Estate, Warspite Road, London, SE18

PCD 1552 Lease Renewal at Greenwich Patrol Base, Unit 9 Mellish Industrial Estate, Warspite Road, London, SE18    

This paper seeks approval to renew the lease at Greenwich Patrol Base for a period of up to fifteen years. The lease expired in June 2022.The site is required to meet operational needs and the New Met for London plan. The costs of the proposed lease renewal will be met from within existing MPS resources. 

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime is recommended to:   

1. Approve the renewal of the Lease at Unit 9 Mellish Industrial Estate, London for a term of 15 years at a cost set out in Part Two, noting that costs will be met from budget set out in the Medium Term Financial plan 

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

1. Introduction and background  

1. The existing lease expired on 24 June 2023. This paper seeks approval for a new 15 year lease with tenant option to break the lease at the 5th and 10th year anniversaries.  

2. Issues for consideration 

1. The MPS confirm that this site forms part the required retained estate in line with the New Met for London plan. 

2. The new lease is for a term of 15 years, within the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, and with a tenant option to break the lease at the 5th and 10th year anniversaries.   

3. Financial Comments  

1. The costs of the proposed lease renewal will be met from within existing MPS resources. Further detail is set out in Part 2. 

4. Legal Comments 

1. Section 6 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (“the Act”) provides the MOPAC must secure the maintenance of the Metropolitan Police Service and secure that the Metropolitan Police Service is efficient and effective. 

2. In carrying out its functions, the MOPAC may, under paragraph 7, Schedule 3 of “the  Act” ”do anything which is calculated to facilitate or is conducive or incidental to the exercise of the functions of the Office”. This includes, entering into contracts and other agreements, in addition to acquiring and disposing of property (including land). 

3. Paragraph 4.16 of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) Scheme of Delegation and Consent provides the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC) with delegated authority to approve all business cases to acquire or renew a leasehold with a value in excess of £500,000 over the initial lease period or 5 years whichever is the lesser. 

5. 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.   

2. The MPS assure that this lease does not use personally identifiable data of members of the public, so there are no GDPR issues to be considered. 

6. Equality Comments    

7. 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. 

8. The MPS assure that there are no equality implications arising from this proposal. 

7. Background/supporting papers 

• Appendix 1 MPS Report - Lease Renewal at Greenwich Patrol Base, Unit 9 Mellish Industrial Estate, Warspite Road, London, SE18