Building work underway at Merseyside Police's new headquarters

Construction work at Merseyside Police's new force’s new headquarters is underway.

The purpose-built, £48m Scotland Road site is being built adjacent to the force's existing station on St Anne Street, and will house more than 1,100 officers and staff who will move over from the current headquarters on Canning Place in Liverpool city centre.

Merseyside’s Police Commissioner Jane Kennedy said:

Planning permission for the new HQ was granted in October 2018 and will open in 2021.

Chief Constable Andy Cooke, said: