The Police Digital Service’s (PDS) Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) function is central to the transformation of the policing IT estate. Thanks to a well-resourced, skilled, and experienced team, DDaT is paving the way to a more effective delivery of the National Policing Digital Strategy and providing access to a range of capabilities that solve […]
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 […]
I’m delighted to be able to share the news that the Police Digital Service (PDS) has joined the Tech Talent Charter (TTC). The TTC was created in 2015 to address the UK’s tech talent shortage and diversity problem through collective action. It is a government-supported, industry-led membership group that brings together 700+ Signatory organisations and equips them with the networks […]
In 2020, PDS, in partnership with National Police Technology Council (NPTC), published the National Policing Digital Strategy. This year, we are carrying out a three-year review and refresh of the strategy. The consultation phase of the refresh has commenced and we recently held an engagement session with industry representatives hosted by TechUK. On that occasion, we shared […]
Police forces and partners across the criminal justice system are grappling with significant pressures and challenges. There is a constant need to keep pace with and respond to changes with digital, data and technology. Often, police officers and staff are reliant on outdated and mostly manual processes, which leads to less time available and capability […]
We’re excited to share our first PDS Annual Report 2021-22. During this time, we’ve brought new areas of business online, established several national teams, created a digital solutions catalogue, successfully completed six national programmes, and delivered £27 million in cashable and cost avoidance savings through our Commercial Services. We’re proud to have achieved so […]
For more than 100 years, the Royal British Legion have been raising funds through the Poppy Appeals to support those who have served and their families in their time of need. This year, the Police Digital Service supported the Poppy Appeal by creating a website allowing our policing colleagues, family, and friends to donate to […]
The Transforming Forensics (TF) programme, hosted by the Police Digital Service (PDS), is progressing the development of the new national, digital fingerprint capability for policing. This is due for completion by December 2022. The capability is hosted on the PDS Xchange, a secure, national, cloud-based platform. PDS Xchange provides an end-to-end digital suite of tools […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) is an approved G-Cloud 13 supplier for: Consultancy services; Cyber security services; and Video Enabled Policing (VEP) G-Cloud 13 is a framework from Crown Commercial Services which gives public sector organisations access to cloud-based goods and services. Suppliers on the framework have to meet stringent standards and be able to […]
We were delighted to attend the APCC & NPCC Partnership Summit 2022: Cutting Crime, Building Confidence earlier this month. It has been important for us at PDS to meet in person with our policing colleagues to talk about how we can support digital transformation across forces to help officers and staff serve and protect our […]
Sian Lewis has been announced as Director of Delivery Services for the Police Digital Service (PDS). Joining PDS from P&O Ferries, where she set up and ran their ePMO (Enterprise Portfolio Management Office), Sian is a skilled Change Director, with over 26 years of experience working in the travel, aviation and aerospace, and banking sectors. […]
Our thanks to those who have already participated in our digital Poppy Appeal in support of the Royal British Legion and Armed Forces! For those who haven’t had a chance to join our digital Poppy Appeal this year, there’s still time. You can participate in five easy steps: Visit the website: https://bit.ly/PolicePoppyAppeal. Click ‘Make a […]
We are working to support policing with a range of technology-enabled services to tackle the challenges faced by forces and the Criminal Justice System (CJS). As the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), I am proud of our work and the progress that we are making together with our colleagues in policing to bring benefits for them […]
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 […]
October has arrived, and with it Cyber Security Awareness Month. It was started in the United States as a joint initiative between the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance in 2004. Since then, it has become a global event with governments and cyber-focused organisations promoting cyber security awareness. This year’s campaign […]