The Police Digital Service (PDS) can confirm that two employees have been arrested on suspicion of fraud, bribery and misconduct in public office. They have been suspended from work pending the outcome of the police investigation, and an employee misconduct review is being conducted by an independent HR consultancy. Given the seriousness of the issues […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) is delighted to have been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the category of ‘Best Place to Work in Digital’ at the Digital Technology Leaders Awards last night. PDS was up against some strong competition in the award category, which asked award entries to demonstrate evidence of a digital culture that embraces […]
Police Digital Service Summit 2023 – ‘Stimulating the Future’ Sponsorship opportunities have opened for the Police Digital Service Summit 2023, which we will be hosting from 12 to 14 September, at the Brighton Hilton Metropole. We are now three years into delivering the National Policing Digital Strategy 2020 – 2030 by, with and for policing […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) is supporting the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. Amidst social isolation and the cost-of-living crisis, supporting our Armed Forces community has never been more vital. For more than 100 years, the Legion has been raising funds through the Poppy Appeals to support those who have served and their families in […]
The Police Digital Service co-hosted the event ‘Microsoft 365 in Policing’ together with the Greater Manchester Police and Microsoft on 20 October. Delegates representing more than 30 forces joined the event to learn and share best practices in app capabilities development. The theme for the day was ‘Collaboration and Innovation,’ with a special focus on […]
Justice Together Week runs from today (23 May) to showcase the inner workings of the justice system. The Police Digital Service (PDS) is supporting this initiative with forces, police and crime commissioners and national partners. Throughout the week from the 23 of May, we’re highlighting some of the work PDS is doing with forces and […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) is one of five law enforcement organisations that have partnered to deliver a ground-breaking new digital service, which will help to identify foreign criminals, solve serious crimes and protect the public across the UK and European Union. Transforming Forensics (TF), Home Office Biometrics (HOB), and the Forensic Capability Network (FCN), […]
Safer Internet Day (8th February) marks an important point to highlight the work across policing to keep people safe from harm, in line with the National Policing Digital Strategy and the UK Government’s Cyber Security Strategy. The Government is running a number of campaigns targeted at vulnerable audiences. We would be grateful if you could […]
Introducing the Police Assured Landing Zone cloud solution The Police Digital Service (PDS) has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide a dedicated platform with a suite of tools, to enable a police force to get started with and rapidly implement cloud technology for use with their ICT systems. This is one of a […]
