Latest Police articles

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Row escalating over police access to MPs' emails

Government avoids giving assurances that Commons raid did not expose email communications 05 Dec 2008

DNA strandNews

Government has "overstepped" itself on DNA database

Two men arrested and not convicted should have DNA removed from database, European court rules 04 Dec 2008

GunsNews

European data sharing system to help police track weapons

Law enforcement agencies will be able to identify guns and criminals across the continent 27 Nov 2008

EU police in the dock over data sharing

Poor integration and lax practices are jeopardising EU efforts to fight international crime 20 Nov 2008

UK lagging behind EU police systems

MPs urge parliament to integrate with Europol systems as a matter of priority 12 Nov 2008

Police to get mobile fingerprint scanners

Faster checks bring privacy concerns 27 Oct 2008

Database to help disrupt drugs trade

Local forces will feed class A drug information into the database 22 Oct 2008

Police IT body admits to failings over national gun database

Final report of former IT body highlights problems in IT projects and lessons learned 22 Oct 2008

Police radios to work on London Underground by April

Booster stations will help officers communicate with the surface and each other 21 Oct 2008

Home secretary outlines web monitoring plan

Communication database plan put on hold as government seeks to extend powers 15 Oct 2008

Deloitte laptop loss spreads to rail workers and police

Theft that affected BSkyB staff also contained data from Network Rail and British Transport Police 10 Oct 2008

Northumbria Police upgrades its handhelds

Motorola chosen to supply over 4,000 CESG accredited devices 17 Sep 2008

North Wales Police outsources email to Unisys

Move frees up IT staff to work on other projects, says force 09 Sep 2008

E-crime fighters share know-how

UK prosecutors lead the way in setting up data-sharing scheme 04 Sep 2008

London launches online crime maps

Citizens can examine crime data down to sub-ward level 04 Sep 2008

UK to lead e-crime prosecutor network

Database of prosecutors, legal guidance and training to be available online 28 Aug 2008

DNA database "should have innocents removed"

HGC inquiry urges the government to remove innocent people from the database 30 Jul 2008

Police forces to roll out interactive crime maps

Public feedback in trial areas has been positive 28 Jul 2008

Cameron reports stolen bike online

System allows non-emergency crimes to be reported on Met web site 24 Jul 2008

Home Office provides another £25m for police mobile computers

Total rolled out to police officers by March 2010 will be about 30,000 22 Jul 2008

Bichard recommendations not yet implemented fully

Police still not sharing information properly as system costs rocket 17 Jul 2008

Bank hacking software developer walks free

Police plan to use his skills to fight cybercrime 16 Jul 2008

Met Police signs Steria for HR system

Savings to be diverted to frontline policing resources 09 Jul 2008

Auction sites are hotspot for fake goods trading

Five per cent of goods online are fake making an £800m criminal market 03 Jul 2008

Police sergeants being swamped by IT

Frontline police staff spend more time in computer work then out on the field but IT skills base remains still poor 03 Jul 2008

Digital ID for police moves closer to rollout

Officers will use smartcards for system login 03 Jul 2008

Police mobile devices move closer

10,000 officers to get mobile devices by end of the year 30 Jun 2008

Police to roll out mobile fingerprinting

Twenty forces now able to check people's fingerprints on the beat, in real time 11 Jun 2008

Top cops warn on rising international e-crime

Increasing numbers of international gangs are stealing and trading personal information, says Soca 10 Jun 2008

Police agency secures handhelds

Mobile devices will conform to government security standards 05 Jun 2008

10,000 police to get handheld computers

Sir Ronnie Flanagan's review recommendation to be implemented in £50m scheme 27 May 2008

International phishing gang charged

A federal grand jury in the US jury has charged 38 people with alleged phishing activities 23 May 2008

IT overhaul fights organised crime

Agency faces challenges in training staff 22 May 2008

Met Police signs for SAP

Force to use ERP software to achieve greater efficiency 19 May 2008

Privacy watchdog plans spot checks

Information Commissioner's Office will begin inspections by the end of the year 30 Apr 2008

Misuse of PNC led to release of killer, says report

Administrative errors led to Anthony Joseph being released while a warrant for his arrest still existed 30 Apr 2008

Police single sign-on delayed

Forces face up to a two-year wait for unified access to national systems 17 Apr 2008

Biometrics to control prison methadone distribution

One hundred prisons will install fingerprinting technology to control methadone dispensing 16 Apr 2008

E-crime unit funding revealed

Soca unit has too many roles to perform on a reduced budget 10 Apr 2008

Home Office to improve CRB database checks

More rigorous checks due on staff who work with children 09 Apr 2008

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