All articles by Leonardo Freitas
Leonardo Freitas
A Big Touch of Technology in the UK Correctional System
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has a vital role in overseeing correctional services in the UK.
UK cyber policing gains new alarm bells
After a successful pilot run in November 2020, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Cyber Resilience Centre (CRC) have gone to market looking for a supplier to further develop the Police CyberAlarm in the UK. The system works by monitoring internet traffic and gathering evidence of suspicious activity in its network, which is then sent to the Cyber Crime police units for further investigation. This national initiative aims to be the first line of surveillance against hackers and fraudsters for small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the UK.
Paving ways for interoperability in the UK Police
Plans seem solid for future UK police technology enhancements, with paths for development over the past three years being paved by new public policies and NPCC guidelines. Strategic planning documents such as Police vision 2025 and National Digital Policing Strategy 2020 helped to show possible ways of working to achieve better police efficiency through technology. However, are UK police investing in the right technology? Are current guidelines allowing police officers to work on a wider approach to exchange data across many forces? Or are they missing out on more cooperation, and cost-saving scalability?
2020 Spending Review and implications to the UK police
Leonardo Bulgarelli Freitas, Senior Public Sector Analyst at GlobalData, explores the impact of the 2020 Spending Review on the UK police ICT landscape.