Police stations and hot food provisions
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 23/1153
Version Date: 27/10/2023
The Estates and Building Services Department have provided the following information regarding operational policing sites:
1. How many stations or bases are there within the force's estate?
18 stations, 18 bases
2. How many stations or bases have been closed since 2010? Please note relocations and reopenings.
8 stations closed, 6 sites relocated / re-provided, 1 site reopened.
12 bases closed, 1 base re-provided.
3. Does the force currently operate any canteens or other provision for hot food at any of its sites?
All sites have microwaves/combi ovens or ovens. There are canteens at Weymouth Police Station and a ‘micro market’ at Poole Police Station.
4. Have any canteens or other provision for hot food been closed or otherwise discontinued since 2010? When did this take place?
No
5. How many vending machines for food and drink does the force operate, and at which sites?
1 at Weymouth Police Station and 4 in the Poole Police Station ‘micro market’.
6. How many dedicated rest/break spaces with seating areas are there within the police estate, and at which sites?
There are 44 dedicated rest/break spaces.
These are at:
Bournemouth Police Station
Bournemouth Section Station
Blandford
Gillingham
Sherborne
Shaftesbury
Sturminster Newton
Wimborne
Ferndown
Verwood
Boscombe Gloucester Road
Boscombe Hub
Winton
Winfrith Headquarters (HQ)
Wareham
Swanage
National Police Air Service (NPAS)
Beaminster Fire Station
Lyme Regis Fire Station
Broadstone Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT)
Bridport
Dorchester Police Station
Weymouth Police Station
West Weymouth
East Weymouth
Poole Police Station
7. How many kitchenette areas/tea points where employees can make hot drinks and microwave food are there within the police estate, and at which sites?
There are 91 kitchenette area/tea points based at Dorset Police sites as listed:
Blandford
Bournemouth
Bournemouth Section Station
Ferndown
Gillingham
Lyme Regis
Marine Section
Shaftesbury
Sherborne
Sturminster Newton
Upton NPT
Verwood
Beaminster NPT
Christchurch NPT
Wareham
Ferndown NPT
Wimborne
Winton
Winfrith HQ
Swanage NPT
Broadstone NPT
Rossmore NPT
Highcliffe
NPAS
Portland
Boscombe Hub
Bridport
Dorchester Police Station
Dorchester Traffic
Weymouth Police Station
West Weymouth
East Weymouth
Poole Police Station
8. Are there any stations or bases without any of the following: provision for hot food, vending machines, or kitchenette areas?
No