Justice and emergency services

Through the new media partnership, techUK will work with Policing TV and Policing Insight to share the work of members through thought leadership, insight, educational and informational pieces. With a far-reaching policing audience, this partnership will provide techUK members with a fantastic opportunity to engage the wider policing community and highlight the impactful work being driven across the police tech space.

Working Groups and Committees

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Justice and Emergency Services Management Committee

The Justice and Emergency Services (JES) Programme has over 300 members, who are represented by the JES Management Committee (JESMC), strategically leading the Programme to reflect the industry’s priorities. The JESMC is a collaboration of 28 elected members, and is lead by Charlotte Hails, Virgin Media O2 Business (Chair), Allan Fairley, AWFA (Co Vice-Chair) and Dan Boyd, Mastek (Co Vice-Chair).

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VAWG and RASSO Tech Working Group

The group is member-led and brings together techUK members, police, policymakers, academics and technical specialists to problem solve, voice their ideas, experiences and expertise about technology role in tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO)

Digital Justice Working Group

The Digital Justice Working Group is a member-led group launched in 2020/2021 as a sounding board and central point of contact for public and private sector to understand challenges, risks and opportunities in driving digital transformation across the Criminal Justice System. The group is led by Anthony Darch, Methods (Chair).

Security and Public Safety SME Forum

The Security and Public Safety SME Forum seeks to include a broad grouping of different SME companies working in the National Security and Justice & Emergency Services sectors.

Interoperability in Justice and Public Safety Forum

Interoperability in Justice and Public Safety Forum is an open forum for techUK members will serve as a collaborative space where tech companies and criminal justice stakeholders can engage openly, discussing and supporting the communication transformation and data sharing across police forces, courts, prisons and probation services.

Fire Innovation Forum

Under techUK’s recently published MoU with the National Fire Chiefs’ Council (NFCC) techUK has established a forum where techUK members and DDaT representatives across fire services can convene regularly to discuss how to leverage technology.

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Justice and Emergency Services Programme Activity

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Event Round Ups

27 Aug 2024

Event Roundup: Fire Innovation Forum | Session 2

Following the success of our launch back in May, this July we were delighted to welcome back the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) for our second meeting. We were joined by NFCC representatives Steve Beakhurst, Steve Taylor, Gillian Fyfe and many of our techUK members across the Justice and Emergency Services and Cyber Programmes.

Event round-up

09 Aug 2024

Event Roundup: Digital Public Contact Pre Market Engagement

The National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) Digital Public Contact (DPC) Programme supports the ongoing operation and development of Single Online Home (SOH), a national capability providing websites and other digital public services for 41 police forces. The roundtable allowed the DPC team to explore options and gather industry advice ahead of the end of their current key contracts ending in Autumn 2025. With the reliance on the DPC to deliver a consistent and seamless service, the programme is looking at how to ensure that they have a platform that can meet both policing’s and the public’s increasing needs. In doing so, the DPC hosted a summary presentation of the SOH along with an interactive discussion to gain market insight.

11 Jul 2024

Event Round-Up: Navigating Policing and Fire Tech Procurement: Market Insight Briefing

Monday 8 July, we were delighted to gain exclusive insight into the IT procurement landscape for the police and fire markets, as we were joined by Lorna Ingwell, Research Manager at Tussell, who provided an excellent briefing using Tussell’s data source.

Event round-up

techUK News and Views

25 Nov 2024

Reflections on the survivors’ journey: Bridging the gaps

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, techUK’s Justice and Emergency Services Programme hosted a panel with experts from various sectors who shared their thoughts on the issue and some examples of the fantastic work they are doing when it comes to prevention and victim support.

techUK news and views

21 Nov 2024

How techUK is supporting the sector to protect women and girls

Learn more about technology facilitated abuse and what steps industry and techUK are taking to tackle this.

techUK news and views

19 Nov 2024

Event Round Up: Fire Innovation Forum – Procurement

In October 2024 we hosted our third Fire Innovation Forum meeting focusing on procurement, and we were delighted to be joined by representatives from 10 fire and rescue services, including representatives from the National Fire Chiefs’ Council (NFCC) and Blue Light Commercial (BLC) .

Event round-up

Member Contributions

20 Aug 2024

Prepare now for tougher laws on workplace sexual harassment

We have just a few weeks to go until new laws on sexual harassment come into force. For employers, this means a seismic shift in how they are expected to prevent, as well as tackle, this all-too-common problem... Guest blog  Shirley Berry, Director Strategic Solutions at Me Learning Ltd.

Industry views

07 Aug 2024

The Police Industry Charter: One Month On

Principle One recently signed up to the Police Industry Charter, a charter between policing and the tech industry which makes a commitment on both sides to a set of principles in the design and delivery of products and services into the policing market. The Charter has been universally welcomed across the industry and since its launch in March, we have been reflecting on what we can do to begin to fulfil the commitments made under it... Guest blog by Robin Sanderson, PrincipleOne

Industry views

24 Jun 2024

Digitising Justice Campaign Week 2024

Over the next three days (24-26 June) we will publishing insights from techUK members, policymakers and technical experts within the industry, serving as an opportunity to share their experiences and expertise to showcase the impact of digitalization within the Criminal Justice Sector.

Industry views

Programme Highlights

Upcoming events

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10 Oct 2024

BAPCO 2025

techUK is delighted to be collaborating with BAPCO 2025, offering an exclusive pavilion for techUK member SMEs and start-ups who operate in, or are looking to break into, the public safety sector.

Opportunities