Built in 2000, the new Abingdon Police Station was designed and built to include a 13-cell custody suite, providing a base for an areas headquarters.

Sector

Other

Status

Operational

Location

Oxfordshire, England

Ownership

100%

Financial close

December 1998

Concession term

30 years

THE BACKGROUND

In addition to the 13-cell custody suite, the facility comprises a 24/7 operational control room, a section station and traffic base for the Thames Valley Police Authority. Operations commenced at the end of construction in April 2000.

In 2011, a further 17 custody cells were constructed, as part of a project variation. The concession will expire April 2030 unless the Authority exercises its option to extend.

Revenues are availability-based and paid by Thames Valley Police Authority.

SDGs supported

Facts

Project capital cost

£6.15_m

Total floor space

4,519_sqm