11293 report 19 - CAIN - University of Ulster

interested in continuing to provide those services as a private sector company was considered butGovernment controls on the tendering procedure makes this option unlikely.Recommendation 92: Comprehensive Estate AuditPatten Recommendation:92. The police should commission a comprehensive audit of the whole police estate, to includeoutside experts, and develop a strategy for achieving an effective and efficient estate to meetthe objectives for policing as outlined in this report.Lead Responsibility: Policing Board/Chief ConstableRecommendation StatusCompliance with this recommendation has been achieved.History(See Recommendation 53 for full detail). The December 2006 report by the National Audit Officeon the estate strategy noted that “although the Police Service has reduced in size by a third since2001 the estate has remained virtually unchanged.”110