MERSEYSIDE Police’s busiest operational Station, St Anne Street, has won best project over £5m in the National Police Estates Group (NPEG) awards.

The City Centre station reopened its doors in October last year after undergoing a major renovation. The refurbishment project transformed the 50 year old building, which was no longer fit for purpose, into a state of the art facility ensuring it is in the best possible position to serve its communities for many years to come.

Home to more than 450 Officers and staff, the Station houses teams from Local Policing, Protecting Vulnerable People, Investigations and Fingerprints. It also houses Merseyside Police’s busiest custody suite and is just a stone’s throw away from the Force’s Headquarters, Rose Hill, Liverpool.

The National Police Estates Group (NPEG) Awards Scheme is an annual event that recognises outstanding work in Force estates. St Anne Street Police Station was awarded this years’ best project over £5m, for the best quality of work delivered which demonstrates good value for money.

St Anne Street has also recently won the North West Regional Group Structural Awards in the Medium Project of the year award, and last year won best secured by design non-residential development. 

Renovation works included adding a brand-new floor and transforming the buildings energy efficiency by adding LED lighting throughout, electrical car charging points and solar panels, helping to support Merseyside Police’s drive to be the most sustainable force in the country.

Merseyside’s Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell and Chief Constable Serena Kennedy welcomed the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside Mark Blundell last year to officially re-open the building. 

Merseyside’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Emily Spurrell said:- “The refurbishment of St Anne Street Police Station puts the Force right back at the heart of the community, with a modern building that is affordable and sustainable. I’m so pleased to see that the Station is receiving the recognition it so rightly deserves for the excellent work delivered on what has been the biggest transformation project Merseyside Police has ever seen. St Anne Street is an integral part of the Police estate and it’s been fantastic to see the transformation over the last few years and how it serves our local community today. Having 1st opened back in 1972, this Police Station had been serving Merseyside Police for more than 50 years, but sadly it had become outdated and very costly to run. So, it’s great to see the building transform from old and outdated to a modern and sustainable facility that gives our Officers and staff everything they need to fight crime now and into the future. I’d like to thank all our partners who worked so hard on this project, from the team of designers, architects and builders to our estates project team. It is thanks to them that St Anne Street has been recognised with this prestigious award. This award is a proud reflection of our ongoing commitment to providing state.of the art facilities for our Officers and staff that put them in the best place to serve our communities.”

Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said:- “It is wonderful to see all the hard work and planning that has gone into making St Anne Street the building it is today rewarded in this way. As we seek to protect the people of Merseyside and tackle today’s challenges in policing, it is vital that our Officers and staff have access to the best facilities and technologies available. Effective policing is, of course, driven by our workforce who show their passion and commitment to keeping communities safe every day. It is only right that they are able to benefit from buildings like the new St Anne Street Police station so that they can perform their roles as effectively as possible. The building has now been in use for more than 12 months, and is home to around 450 Officers and staff, including teams from Local Policing, Protecting Vulnerable People, Investigations, Fingerprints, and the Economic Crime Team. The facilities in the building have helped improve the ability of all those teams to solve crimes, prevent offending and protect the public. In the long term, the running of the new building will deliver cost savings which will enable us to focus resources exactly where they are most needed, and we look forward to the site’s long association with Merseyside Police continuing for many years to come.”