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Wootton Park School are in the process of building a new school building on
land that I believe the Northamptonshire Police Authority have agreed to sell.
This development can only be taking place if a legal agreement is in place and I
would request details of that agreement.

Specifically can you advise
1) The Area of Land covered by any such agreement, please provide a map
and a statement of the size of the area.
2) What proportion of the whole estate does this represent?
3) Has any agreement been made for Wootton Park School to use facilities
or make use of land that is not covered by the agreement?
4) What consideration or compensation will pass between the two parties as
a one off payment or recompense over a period of time?
a. If over a period of time how many years?
5) When was the formal agreement signed and who made the decision on
behalf of the Police Authority? Please supply a copy of the report I advice
recommending approval.

Answer

1) The Area of Land covered by any such agreement, please provide a map and a statement of the size of the area. The area marked out in red on the map equates to around 2.5 acres of land.

2) What proportion of the whole estate does this represent?

The whole Wootton Park Estate including all public sector occupied land is 45 acres ( Police, Fire, Ambulance, NCC, MOLA) therefore the area marked out in red equates to 5.5%, however, ownership of the 45 acre site is split across those public sector partners

3) Has any agreement been made for Wootton Park School to use facilities or make use of land that is not covered by the agreement?

No

 4) What consideration or compensation will pass between the two parties as:

a)one off payment or recompense over a period of time

b) If over a period of time how many years?

No – The agreement is not with the Wootton Park School but with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), on behalf of the Department for Education, and there will be no additional payments to either the school or ESFA from the OPFCC.

 5) When was the formal agreement signed and who made the decision on behalf of the Police Authority? Please supply a copy of the report/advice recommending approval.

Decision Record 80 was signed by the OPCC Chief Executive on 6 September 2018 with a supporting report from the CEX dated 18 January 2018. A copy of the report and decision record is attached. The delay between the initial report in January 2018 and the Decision Record in September 18 is due to contractual negotiations and procedure.