The Police Digital Service has welcomed a new member to its Board, Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan. He has been the Chief Constable of South Wales Police since November 2020. CC Vaughan began his policing career in 1996 with North Wales Police and served the communities of North Wales across a variety of roles for 20 […]
We’re pleased to share the winners for the NPCC Digital, Data and Technology Awards 2024. Detailed below is each award category with a brief description of it, and the winning force. The Police Digital Awards are judged by representatives from the Police Digital Service, National Police Chiefs’ Council Digital, Data and Technology Coordination Committee, and […]
We’re pleased to announce that the 6 judges have now all agreed on the finalists for the NPCC Digital, Data and Technology Awards 2024, which will be announced live at 2pm on Wednesday 23rd October. Detailed below is each award category with a brief description of it, and the forces that have made the shortlist, […]
The Police Digital Service is proud to announce that the team leading a special service has been awarded top honours in the category ‘Technology and its use in tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)’ at the 2024 VAWG and Operation Soteria recognition event. This award highlights the team’s tireless efforts to leverage cutting-edge technology […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) is very grateful for the interest and commitment shown in supporting this year’s Police Digital Summit, which was planned for the 11th-13th September. We have decided to postpone this event with the full agreement of the PDS Board, comprising key representatives from across policing and partner agencies. We understand that […]
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 […]
A Police Digital Service (PDS) service has supported almost 29,000 vulnerable individuals with technology that safeguards the lives of UK’s most at risk individuals. The service is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week and supports vulnerable people, including people in danger of domestic abuse, stalking and harassment. In the past year, the […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) partnered with Cumbria Constabulary to support the development of the Police Digital Academy, which has provided digital skills training to police officers and staff across the northwest of England. Such as been the success of the academy, plans are being made to roll it out to forces across the country. […]
There is significant demand for gathering CCTV footage from our local authority partners as a critical part of effective investigations. However, the process for requesting this evidence can be time consuming. Hertfordshire Constabulary, as part of a tri-force alliance including Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire used the existing capability of the PDS Microsoft 365 blueprint to use […]
The inaugural Police Digital Awards 2024 have been launched to recognise outstanding contributions by police staff and teams across UK law enforcement agencies. Eight distinct categories will celebrate achievements in various areas: Innovation Award: Recognises individuals or teams using innovative approaches to tackle police challenges. Cyber Security Award: Honours individuals or teams going above and […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) proudly announces that Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Greenhalgh, seconded from Cambridgeshire Police, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first law enforcement investigator in the United Kingdom to be awarded the prestigious Digital Forensics Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). DCS Greenhalgh’s ground breaking work in […]
Two Police Digital Service (PDS) colleagues have received commendations for the outstanding contributions a Home Office Awards Ceremony in London to celebrate 50 years of the Police National Computer. Manjit Chodha and Sarah Tuck both received commendations stating ‘Outstanding contribution and an unwavering standard of excellence in the provision of the Police National Computer. The […]
Building on the content from last week’s webinar, we are going to be covering some of the basic functionality within the Microsoft 365 suite and Microsoft Teams, which many users don’t know or realise the value of, which will save time and effort. We will cover how the range of Microsoft tools work together and […]
In this week’s webinar we are going back to basics. We want to ensure that everyone in the organisation or force has the basics of Microsoft 365 (M365) nailed. We are really proud of the way these Wednesday Webinars highlight some of the fantastic innovation and advanced use cases that police forces have access to. […]
Last week, The Rt Hon John Glen MP, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, visited West Yorkshire Police to learn about their innovative approach to tackling domestic abuse. A key focus of the visit was the new Domestic Violence Protection Notice (DVPN) process developed in collaboration with the Police Digital Service (PDS). A […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) is proud to announce that Kate Boyle, Head of Data and Analytics Services, has been named in the prestigious Women in Data®’s Twenty in Data & Technology list for 2024. This recognition honours exceptional women role models who are making significant contributions to the data and technology sector. Kate is […]