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 […]
Join us at midday on Wednesday 30th November, our webinar will focus on the everyday tools everyone in UK policing uses to connect with colleagues and manage information and demonstrate some useful functions that many users don’t realise can make their work easier and more effective. Over the 30 minute LIVE and interactive webinar, we […]
The transformation enabled by the National Enabling Programmes (NEP) and the delivery of the Microsoft 365 platform into policing was always just the start of the digital enabling journey for forces. The NEP successfully closed as a programme at the end of March and since then the Business Engagement Team have continued to support and […]
On Wednesday 16th November, we will be joined by experts from Adobe who will share how the using the built-in tools that are already available to all colleagues in police forces. Once you see how easily and robustly Acrobat’s tools work, colleagues will be able more effectively and efficiently freeing up time to focus on […]
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 […]
Policing large scale events including football matches are always complex and challenging operations which impact a large part of our community. We have a key opportunity with a brand-new app which helps with the flow of information across the operation.Developed as a result of a partnership approach between PDS, Derbyshire Police and Microsoft, we are now […]
The Solutions Catalogue was originally developed as part of the National Enabling Programme’s Enabling Centre, as a means of uncovering some of the innovative Power Apps developed by forces and partners and bringing them together in one place. The Solutions Catalogue originally launched in February 2021 to share these initial apps across forces, along with […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) brought together key stakeholders working across policing and prosecution, to build a shared understanding of what the future should look like, for conducting investigations into rape and serious sexual assault offences. The event was organised by the PDS’s Digital Evidence Project (DEP) Team, which is seeking to establish common standards […]
“Today is a tremendously sad day for us all, and we would like to express our deepest condolences to the Royal Family on behalf of the whole of the Police Digital Service. It is never easy to lose a loved one and they have our thoughts and sympathies at this difficult time. “Throughout the 70 […]