Justice and emergency services

Our Justice and Emergency Services (JES) Procurement Sub-group has published a paper examining how SMEs and large organisations can better collaborate within UK public sector procurement.

The Metropolitan Police, in collaboration with West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit and the City of London Police, are launching a national awareness campaign to tackle romance fraud; a crime where victims are deceived into fake relationships and socially engineered to hand over money or personal information.

The UK Police Digital Experience Survey 2025 has been launched providing officers and staff with the opportunity to share their views on digital provision at their police force and nationally. There are also some valuable opportunities to support the initiative for commercial organisations working with UK policing.

This October, elections will be open for the VAWG and RASSO Working Group.

On Monday 27 October, we will be publishing 5 contributions from our members.

Putting people, principles and partnerships at the heart of AI-powered justice.

CC Rob Carden (chair of the NPCC Digital, Data and Technology coordinating committee) and techUK are co-hosting an afternoon workshop on Monday 21st July 2025, to bring UK policing and the technology industry together to look at how we can address VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) by innovative and effective use of new DDaT solutions.

On 30 May 2025 the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), with the support of the Police Digital Service (PDS) released the National Policing Digital Strategy 2025-2030, which is an updated version of the original 2020 strategy and serves as a guidance document to inform investment decisions and prioritisation in policing over the next five years.

Centre for Protecting Women Online will be hosting its Annual Conference on Women’s and Girls’ Online Safety on 10 and 11 September 2025 at the Open University (UK).

This Expression of Interest Process (this EOI) is being conducted following the MoJ Roundtable event, held on 8th May 2025. Note that the deadline for EOI submission is Tuesday 10 June 11:59am.

Last week, First Minister John Swinney delivered the 2025-2026 Programme for Government to the Scottish Parliament.

techUK is excited to announce a formal partnership agreement with Policing Insight and Policing TV.

Legacy platforms are outdated, costly, and hard to integrate. To make lasting progress, many forces are turning to cloud-native technology—not just cloud-hosted systems—as the foundation for sustainable transformation.

President’s Awards insights: Society Award winner, Razi Hassan, Domestic Abuse Alliance

West Midlands Police has invested in data analysis techniques to help tackle serious violent crime and reduce the cost of crime in Birmingham. Using the latest geospatial tools from Esri UK the force has gained a more accurate understanding of violent crime hotspots, down to street level and individual property, enabling more targeted policing. The project is part of the Hot Spot Action Programme funded by the Home Office.

Ahead of the Justice and Emergency Services Reception 2025, our Reception Sponsor NTT DATA share insights.

Guest blog by The Open University

A guest blog by James Langworth, Head of Partnerships at Cloud Gateway

Every March we celebrate Women’s History Month by recognising the contributions and achievements of women across all areas of society. It is a time to highlight social, economic, cultural and political successes while also reflecting on the ongoing efforts needed to achieve gender equality and ensure women’s safety.

Guest blog by Alex Wood and James Johnson, Soprasteria... Technology is embedded in every part of our lives—transforming how we connect, work, learn, and access services. This shift is critical to supporting the government’s 'Take Back Our Streets' mission, with part of the aim being to crack down on antisocial behaviour with more neighbourhood police. 

Guest blog by Debbie Kettle, KIM Software ...Adopting efficient and innovative digital tools that are victim centered and bring together the multi agencies that build that victim’s journey and provide the support framework is key here.

Report by Virgin Media O2 Business.

Guest blog by Adam Back, Fortinet ... From a global or UK perspective, Fortinet has seen a new era commence in Blue Light digital interoperability in the last decade. Many organisations modernise rapidly and enhance public safety using new technology. This new era of secure interoperability brings two types of benefit: technical and organisational.

Guest blog by Rosie Watson, Domestic Abuse Alliance... We have already seen how mobile applications for victims can provide immediate access to resources, support networks, and reporting mechanisms. They can also offer safety features, like location tracking or emergency contact alerts.