Property, Business and Regulatory Services – About us
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We employ 2,319 staff
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Our annual budget for 2005/06 is split as follows:
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Revenue budgets £32m
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Capital programme (including office accommodation) £100m
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Business turnover £38m
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Our staff operate from in excess of 30 sites across Hampshire (not including the School Meals Service).
Property Services
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Repair and maintain 7,000 buildings
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Accommodation provided for 300,000 building users
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Property assets valued at £2.2 billion
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900 building projects at design or construction stage
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More than 10 national awards received during the last two years
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Construction of major development area at Popley/950 dwellings new secondary school/employment area Spring 2005
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2,781 hectares of land (6,871 acres) of County Farms Estate is managed by the Rural Services Group (formerly Land Agency Team)
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Total receipts from sale of land promoted for development over the last 20 years has been £380m
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Gypsy and Traveller Services managed 4 permanent gypsy sites, with 78 permanent pitches and dealt with 125 unauthorised encampments on County Council land.
Business Services
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Manage a purchasing and supplies portfolio of 300 contracts with a combined turnover of £75m each year
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Total turnover/income of £37m annually
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Participate in the Central Buying Consortium on behalf of the County Council
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2,700 products held in County Supplies Warehouse (avg. value £0.9m)
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37,000 school meals provided every day in 450 primary schools, 27 secondary schools
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Fleet of 690 vehicles / plant items with 5 workshops
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External income of around £4m
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Operate the County Council’s courier service
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Modern printing works at Winnall with 4,000 printing jobs each year; Castle Copy Services at HQ.
Regulatory Services
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6,000 complex legal enquiries per year from consumers and businesses
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Trading Standards achieved 20 successful prosecutions
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Regulatory Services receive an average 50,000 website hits per month
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13,000 toy safety tests
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60,000 tests to check the quality of food
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Over 200 test purchases of alcohol (30% failure rate), cigarettes and fireworks
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Other ceremonies: Renewal of Vows, Commitment & Remembrance Ceremonies
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7,489 births and 9,634 deaths registered
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5,390 marriage ceremonies held
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Citizenship Ceremonies
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Community Safety Services