Property Transactions: Coroner Service Relocation
To accord with the requirements of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, to provide approval to acquire freehold premises for the Coroner Service and to provide approval, in principle, to awarding a contract for the fit out of the acquired property.
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Additional documents:
Decision:
1. That the purchase of the freehold interest of Woking Magistrates Court for a total consideration as set out in the submitted report, be approved
2. That a contract be awarded for the fit out of the acquired property at a total cost as set out in the submitted report, subject to an appropriate procurement exercise.
Reasons for Decisions
As a consequence of the changes to the statutory responsibilities of the Coroner arising from the implementation of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the current Woking Coroner’s Court no longer provides suitable or appropriate accommodation. Woking Magistrates Court has been identified as a multi-purpose site suitable for providing office accommodation for the Coroner, the Assistant Coroners, the Coroner’s PA and the Coronial Staff (15-20 staff provided by Surrey Police and 2 staff provided by SCC), court accommodation for simultaneous Jury and non-Jury Inquests and archive storage for non-public Coronial records.
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Minutes:
Mr Forster, the local Member was invited to speak and said that this purchase had support of both him and the local community.
RESOLVED:
1. That the purchase of the freehold interest of Woking Magistrates Court for a total consideration as set out in the submitted report, be approved
2. That a contract be awarded for the fit out of the acquired property at a total cost as set out in the submitted report, subject to an appropriate procurement exercise.
Reasons for Decisions
As a consequence of the changes to the statutory responsibilities of the Coroner arising from the implementation of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the current Woking Coroner’s Court no longer provides suitable or appropriate accommodation. Woking Magistrates Court has been identified as a multi-purpose site suitable for providing office accommodation for the Coroner, the Assistant Coroners, the Coroner’s PA and the Coronial Staff (15-20 staff provided by Surrey Police and 2 staff provided by SCC), court accommodation for simultaneous Jury and non-Jury Inquests and archive storage for non-public Coronial records.