County Courts: Oldham
(asked on 23rd October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of exiting the lease, including dilapidations costs, as a result of the closure of Oldham County Court
The cost of exiting the lease of Oldham County Court is as follows.
Removal of fixtures and fittings (decant and porterage; excludes IT decommissioning, which is captured in “other costs” below) | £36,500 |
Remaining lease payments | None – lease exited 17 Sept 2017 |
Dilapidations | Negotiations are ongoing with landlord |
Ongoing security and utilities | £630 (total cost between exit and disposal) |
Other costs | £85,615 |
The dilapidations figure is commercially sensitive as works are not yet complete.
The financial benefit from operationally exiting Oldham County Court is £762k per annum.