This April marks the Police Digital Service’s (PDS) first year of operating. We have made significant strides forward, working with pace and purpose to support delivery of our strategic ambitions within the National Policing Digital Strategy. We’re working hard to keep the public safe by harnessing digital, data and technology capabilities to create a “seamless […]
The Police Digital Service is setting up a new engagement team to connect the work and delivery of the PDS with forces and the police tech industry. On Wednesday 30th March 2022 at Midday join our Business Engagement Director, David Jackson, with members of the business engagement team who will explain how the team will work […]
We have produced a new information e-brochure all about our National Management Centre (NMC) – the national centre of expertise dedicated to protecting police forces against cyber crime. The NMC has a range of reactive and proactive services designed to help police forces stay as secure as possible. You can find out more about the […]
A brand-new app is being launched allowing police forces to record incidents of assault against officers and staff in a consistent way. In the 30 minute Wednesday Webinar taking place at midday on 9th March we will introduce the context for developing the app and includes a demonstration for the app with a live Q and A in the chat […]
In our webinar on Wednesday 16th February we are going back to basics and covering 30 minutes of key things that will help everyone in policing in using Microsoft Windows, Microsoft 365 and Teams. Everyday colleagues from across the Police Digital Service are interacting with colleagues in policing, and we regularly notice users who are […]
One of the biggest challenges for all police forces is maintaining and building public trust. Part of this work includes involving the community in scrutinising the way officers way including of course the use of stop and search powers. Over the last few months South Yorkshire Police have been working closely with us to improve […]
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 […]
How National Standards enable innovation and effectiveness. The National Standards are key to enabling police forces, the Police Digital Service and the technology industry, to deliver the critical ambitions in the Police Digital, Data and Technology Strategy. The Standards are helping us to work collaboratively across technology platforms by setting clear standards across all aspects […]
Enabling our officers and staff through digital is one of the five ambitions of the National Digital, Data and Technology strategy. One element of this ambition is improving the accessibility of the tools we use. Of course the needs of colleagues can vary hugely, and forces are already making huge progress in improving the products […]
As we all recognise, crime and the issues we deal are not defined by the geographic boundaries of policing and are rarely impact on a single agency. So the need for us to be able to collaborate quickly but maintaining the security of our data and systems is critical. In our previous webinars and workshops, […]
Our Weekly Webinars are back and we start with 2022 by picking up on the currently most searched for subject – Microsoft Sway. Sway is a fantastically flexible tool that has can be used internally, externally or both. Think of it as a digital newsletter tool that can be updated live as the information is updated […]
A very exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the team of highly motivated individuals who will be responsible for procuring and delivering the new system for Action Fraud (AF) and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), in addition, two of the roles, contract manager and technical specialist will also be involved in the […]
The Police Digital Service has launched a Social Media Management & Engagement Framework for policing, blue light services and local authorities, paving the way for increased consistency in service delivery to the public, with potential for a central triage point for all public interaction. The new framework gives forces control over how they meet nationally […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) has welcomed the new three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Microsoft and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), which will enable all UK law enforcement organisations and other public sector customers to benefit from the same levels of Microsoft service, pricing and discounts. The new Digital Transformation Arrangement 2021 (DTA21), replaces the […]
Today marks an exciting milestone in our organisation’s evolution as the Police ICT Company becomes the Police Digital Service (PDS). Evolution has always been at the heart of our organisation. It’s had to be. Crime evolves, so does technology and so does our workforce. But it is too easy for a word like ‘evolution’ to […]
The Police Digital Service is delighted to announce a new, formal agreement with techUK. The agreement has been put in place to increase industry awareness of the remit and objectives of the Police Digital Service and techUK among the policing and supplier communities. It exists to support a more transparent and accessible market for technology […]