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The recent proposed move by Chester Council and Cheshire West has already been sent to the Chester council’s scrutiny panel after the executive meet on Wednesday, pursuant to the doubts expressed by the Labour Opposition regarding the same.

The said plan for sale of County Hall to the local university for a price of £10m and shift of the staff to a £20m shared office space situated in the £80m HQ building near the race course and close to a number of restaurants and apartments, has been questioned by the opposition. The Labour party says that despite the Chester city location, it involves a huge amount of public money and hence, needs to be properly deliberated and discussed before being finalized.

According to Labour leader Cllr Derek Bateman, the opposition is not against the proposal, but given the amount of expenditure to be incurred in the exercise, they want to ensure that the decision is made in the best way possible. They also want to make sure that there is sufficient transparency and deliberation on part of the authorities before official acceptance of proposal also because it also involves sale of the County Hall to a local university, which in turn needs to be used properly.

The move was further questioned by Finance spokesman Cllr Justin Madders on the grounds that the council had been planning to cut on services earlier for the purpose of controlling its budget, and the proposed expenditure does not fit in line with such savings. He also demanded that the council should give an explanation for the necessity of such a shift.

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