Join us at Midday to learn how your force can access FREE innovation support from the Digital Garage By popular demand, we have planned a series of webinars to cover a range of subjects including having international guests over the next few weeks. Our next Wednesday Webinar will be focused on the Digital Innovation Garage where we are joined […]
Police Digital Service has achieved accreditation against ISO 27001 – the international standard on information security management – as independently assured by an external accreditation body. This is a globally recognised benchmark of good practice and covers all organisational, physical and technical controls involved in an organisation’s information risk management processes. PDS adopted the ISO […]
Last month the Police Digital Service celebrated the successful completion of our first year in operation. In January 2020, we launched the National Policing Digital Strategy 2020 – 2030 setting out the roadmap towards a more digitally enhanced police service. The start of the pandemic shortly after, and the disruption that it has caused over […]
The Police Digital Service’s National Management Centre (NMC) is the national centre of expertise dedicated to protecting police forces across the UK against cybercrime. The world of cyber security is constantly growing and evolving and as such, so is the threat to UK Policing. Facing threat and uncertainty is part of the job, but what […]
We recently hosted the Police Digital Summit 2022; one of the most popular events in the police digital, data and technology calendar. Achieving outcomes together is a two-day event and the theme of the 2022 summit maintains a laser focus on the National Policing Digital Strategy and the ability to develop and deliver common solutions together that […]
On Wednesday 11th May to hear from the police officer who developed a taser app, how it works and what difference it’s making to help ensure appropriate use of the taser in forces. Scrutiny of the powers and responsibilities that police have to carry out our duties is critical to maintain the trust of communities. […]
The Police Digital Service (PDS) is one of five law enforcement organisations that have partnered to deliver a ground-breaking new digital service, which will help to identify foreign criminals, solve serious crimes and protect the public across the UK and European Union. Transforming Forensics (TF), Home Office Biometrics (HOB), and the Forensic Capability Network (FCN), […]
The National Enabling Programme (NEP) formally closed last week after successfully achieving the programme objectives. The NEP continues to be widely praised for not only achieving the objectives but also by the way the programme team worked hand in hand with policing so the police service could achieve the outcomes. On Wednesday 6th April, we […]
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 […]
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 […]
Introducing the Police Assured Landing Zone cloud solution The Police Digital Service (PDS) has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide a dedicated platform with a suite of tools, to enable a police force to get started with and rapidly implement cloud technology for use with their ICT systems. This is one of a […]