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Written question asked by Baroness Harris of Richmond (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Monday, 18 December 2006.


Police: Shared Intelligence System

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Given the history of problems faced when completing large-scale information technology projects, what consideration has been given to using off-the-shelf solutions to the problems raised in the Bichard inquiry.
Answer

The IMPACT programme has made use of an existing application in the Criminal Records Bureau (i-PLX) in developing the IMPACT nominal index. For the next stage in the technology development the programme is building upon the Cross-Regional Information-Sharing Project (CRISP), which was already under development by a consortium of police forces. The Police National Database will be subject to a competitive procurement during which potential suppliers will be able to propose the use of off-the-shelf solutions where these meet the requirements.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
256; 687 c253WA
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Databases ICT Police Procurement Procedures Relating to Soham Murders Inquiry
Link
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