Police Information Technology Organisation Angela Smith To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assets will be transferred to the Police Information Technology Organisation on its establishment as a non-departmental public body under the Police Act 1997. [37555] Mr. Michael Under the provisions of Article 4(1)(a) of the Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998, I have given notice to the Police Information Technology Organisation that certain Crown assets will be transferred to it, with effect from 1 April 1998, to coincide with its establishment as a Non-Departmental Public Body. The transfer will be free of charge. The assets concerned comprise: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Assets | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hendon Data Centre | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Information Technology (IT) equipment and software associated with the Police National Computer| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other office IT equipment and software | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Furniture and miscellaneous items of office equipment | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Vehicles | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------