Police commissioner race: Tory candidate would sell HQ and share 'central' location
Police commissioner candidate Matthew Grove says he will sell off the current police authority headquarters if he is elected.
Staff working for Humberside Police Authority are housed in Pacific Exchange, a historic former gentlemen's club in Hull's High Street.
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Plans: Matthew Grove
Mr Grove, who is standing for the Conservatives, said he would use money from the sale of the building for a new crime prevention fund to help support projects by community groups.
His staff would share "a more modest building" with another public organisation.
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It would be in a central location, "accessible for all the people of East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire".
Mr Grove, a councillor on the East Riding authority, said: "The public's money should not be tied up in an oak-panelled former gentlemen's club with deep carpets and leather Chesterfield sofas.
"It needs to be targeted at fighting crime and reducing the number of victims."
Mr Grove said money raised from the sale would be used proactively used.
"Capital released from the sale will be used to create a community crime prevention fund to match fund capital projects brought forward from community groups such as parish councils and neighbourhood watch groups," he said.
Comments
by 12topgun12
Friday, November 02 2012, 6:12PM
“Prescott Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh...For gods sake NOoooooooo.”
by disbandnlc
Saturday, October 06 2012, 8:05PM
“Gentlemen's club has a different meaning now to when it was that type of club.
There is a poor chap in there who is totally obsessed with cleaning the brass, what's that poor guy going to do if they sell it? Also, the Police Authority is defunct when they have the new set up, wouldn't it be surplus to requirements either way?”
by Truth11
Saturday, October 06 2012, 2:44PM
“WEll said Manna
The upcoming elections seem just another opportunity for both major political parties to make cheap political points off each other. Once again politics will win and the populous will lose with an election the majority will no vote in to make Prescott himself even more bloated. Meaningless promises will be made by both sides; when in power the average man will see not one jot of difference to policing on the street. Why; becaue these commissioners ha no real power. They can't hire and fire at will, they can't change contract of existing staff without huge oppostion. The "targets" will still need to be met nationally; teh paperwork will still need sending to London. Let's not pretend otherwise.
Far better to make a protest vote; spoil papers etc; but I fear no one will listen even if if the whol population did this.”
by HeavenlyManna
Saturday, October 06 2012, 1:09PM
“What a novel idea, me thinks!!
Still it will have to go some way to surpass the UK Govt having to try and sell off /lease the majority of Prescott's redundant/useless/white elephant 9 brand new emergency fire control centres!!? The last Labour Govt's and its ODPM, Prescott's hugely embarrassing FiReControl Project!
An out and out fiasco on which they blew away of £550 million of tax payers money come UK debt borrowing on!! AND Prescott refused to listen and ignored all the qualified fire service professionals and the warnings from the Fire Brigades Union!!
AND on top of the £billions he and his ilk wasted on Pathfinder; NHS computer & ID card fiascos; Iraq War;.............!!
And the Labour party and rest of Humberside's misguided, deluded lefties and Labour's NAG core voters have endorsed his PCC candidacy. AND want to reward this buffoon with a further 4 year contract in a high public office. AND £300K plus expenses and even more pension rights on top of what he already gets!!
For heavens sake, wake up and smell the coffee here!!”
by Sister_Wendy_
Saturday, October 06 2012, 12:41PM
“I suggest one of the old forts in the Humber Estuary. That's Central.”