Why technology must be at the heart of police reform
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27.02.2026 08:43
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Why technology must be at the heart of police reform
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🚔⚙️ The government's police reform white paper signals the end of 43 independent technology buyers – and the most significant structural shake-up of UK policing in decades
You can read the full analysis of the government’s white paper - written by @iamdale.bsky.social - here: bit.ly/4bvkHPP
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced the launch of police.ai, which will be backed with £115m in AI and automation investment “to make policing more effective and efficient” #policereform
I completely agree. This is something I covered earlier this week. www.techmarketview.com/ukhotviews/a...
Text of article on Mark43 and Greater Manchester Police - full text provided here: https://www.techmarketview.com/news/archive/2025/11/24/ukhotviewsextra-mark43-secures-landmark-greater-manchester-police-deal
GMP has selected Mark43 to provide its new RMS. This article looks at the history behind the decision (iOPS), why it’s an important deal in policing, and why the high risk approach will be followed closely by stakeholders. www.techmarketview.com/news/archive... [Sub required]
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🚔💻 How will government reforms disrupt policing software and services procurement in 2025 and beyond? Where will technology spend grow despite budget constraints?
Determine which direction to take as the UK Police SITS market continues to change: bit.ly/4pvYLHZ
New policing reforms will impact incumbent and prospective police technology suppliers, but until we have more detail about where the lines of central, regional and local responsbility are drawn it is difficult to say how large that impact will be - www.techmarketview.com/news/archive...
More funding for policing and a road map for reform: a HO performance unit, new efficiencies programme, and the launch of a National Centre of Policing, which will have responsibility for shared services, national IT capabilities, NPAS and forensics. White Paper next year www.gov.uk/government/s...
Some important discussion points here. We have been expecting significant changes to policing since Labour came to power, but announcements have been pretty light to date. The Home Secretary's speech should reveal how fundamental these changes will be. I'll be taking a look at the tech implications
In England and Wales, where you live determines the kind of policing you get. That isn’t right | Gavin Stephens
Last week, MPs debated the the use of live facial recognition technology by UK police. In this piece (some of which is behind the paywall... sorry) I take a look at the delicate balancing act between technological advancement, public safety and protecting civil liberties.
Finally doing an intro post... I'm a public sector technology analyst at TechMarketView, I'll mostly be talking about public safety, justice and security 👋
