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Police: Shared Intelligence System

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The IMPACT programme has engaged regularly with potential providers of systems for sharing information between police forces and with partner agencies. This includes firms that have provided intelligence systems. The programme is currently in competitive dialogue under the EU procurement procedures with six suppliers which have been shortlisted for hosting and supporting the IMPACT CRISP solution. The programme plans to hold informal discussions with a selection of potential suppliers of the police national database (PND) in March. In consultation with a wide range of serving police officers, the programme has been developing a comprehensive, business-led requirements specification for the PND and plans, subject to approval of the project business case, to tender for suppliers under the EU procurement rules. The procurement process will identify the supplier capable of providing best value for money in delivering the PND. The programme is currently reviewing the scope for delivering the PND services incrementally and according to prioritisation criteria in order to deliver functionality as early as possible. The forthcoming engagements with suppliers will allow us to review budget estimates and procurement timescales. We are not aware of any systems currently in operation which would meet the full functional specifications of the PND. However, the specification for the PND will take full account of the need to re-use existing products and services to the greatest extent, consistent with meeting the specification and delivering value for money. The British Transport Police is a member of the joint operational authority established by the IMPACT programme to bring together police forces and other relevant agencies outside the police service in England and Wales, which have an interest in the programme. By the end of March this year the British Transport Police will have access to the IMPACT Nominal Index (INI), giving it access to the names index of 44 million police records provided by the INI and contributing some 800,000 items of data from its own systems. This will assist both the BTP and UK police forces in their work to protect vulnerable children and in investigating serious crime.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

1435; 689 c57-8WA

Session

2006-07

Related items

Police: Shared Intelligence System
Wednesday, 29 November 2006
Written questions
House of Lords

Subjects

ICT Databases Cooperation British Transport Police Police Procurement

Contains statistics

Yes

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