With the Police Digital Summit only 40 days away, we are now thrilled to announce our working agenda. From 30 keynote speakers and panellists, keen to share their knowledge and expertise, to thematic talks and case studies, promising a deep dive into the latest advancements in digital solutions for policing, the Police Digital Summit line-up […]
Policing has traditionally sent prosecution case information to the Crown Prosecution Service (or CPS) on documents, initially paper versions and more latterly on electronic document templates. The Digital Case File project will move policing from using these documents to completing structured pre-set data fields, much like the experience many of us have booking a flight or filling out […]
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 […]
I joined the Police Digital Service (PDS) in 2020 at the start of the first lockdown, having spent 20 years managing technical teams in finance. I was tasked with establishing an accessible standards service for both policing and the private sector. Introduction – what are the National Standards? We introduced the National Standards for digital, […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) is exploring how digital, data and technology can support victims, investigators and forensics teams. Funded by the Home Office and working with policing and tech providers, we are supporting the response to the government’s End-to-End Rape Review Report, in partnership with Operation Soteria Bluestone, which is working to transform the […]
The National Policing Digital Strategy is hugely ambitious, setting out goals to respond to complex criminality, accelerating levels of cyber-crime and the borderless nature of crime against a backdrop of the enduring challenge around efficiency, effectiveness and funding. How is PDS helping police forces enabling the change required to meet these challenges? Read more Credit: […]
Throughout the month, PDS colleagues have participated in several key events, which have highlighted the great work underway across policing. International Communications Data and Digital Forensics (ICDDF) 2023 PDS representatives took part in the ICDDF, a four-day Home Office hosted, ‘closed event’, which had more than 1000 total attendees throughout the week, including international and […]
Our Video Enabled Policing Programme (VEP) has now successfully achieved rollout of its PACE-IC solution in three forces. The capability is live in: Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, with Surrey and Sussex due to be online in the coming months. The PACE Interview Coordination (PACE-IC) solution provides video and tech for scheduling, coordinating, and conducting remote video […]
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 […]