techUK launches strategic partnership with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)

The MoU aims to raise industry awareness of the roles and objectives of DDaT CC, SICC, and techUK within policing supplier communities and police forces. Its purpose is to promote a more transparent and accessible technology market in policing, fostering stronger relationships between policing and the private sector to support the shared responsibility of public safety.

What is the purpose of the partnership?

The partnership aims to strengthen collaboration between DDaT CC, SICC, and the technology industry through regular engagement via working groups, events, and forums, including participation in techUK’s Justice and Emergency Services Management Committee. The MoU was suggested off the back of a Justice and Emergency Services Management Committee meeting in June 2025, when Tony Blaker, NPCC, presented the strategy to our members, who showed a strong interest to support its implementation.

NPCC will be able to utilise techUK as a neutral to engage with tech industry and tackle specific problem statements collaboratively. The partnership also ensures ongoing updates on roadmap progress, invites feedback on National Policing Digital Strategy implementation, connects activities to the Police Academic Centres of Excellence for academic oversight, and incorporates public engagement and trust-building as key components of science-driven innovation.

As NPCC Lead for Digital, Data and Technology, I am determined to modernise our service and, in a world that is becoming increasingly digitally focused, equip officers, staff and volunteers across the country with the tools needed to better protect the public.
As a leading UK technology trade association and, in line with the aims of the National Policing Digital Strategy 2025-2030, our partnership with techUK is reflective of our commitment to work collaboratively with industry to embrace the opportunities presented by technology.
With over 1100 members from across the technology sector, I am fully confident that techUK is well positioned to ensure we’re having the conversations needed to drive this important work forward, with subject matter experts who can guide the changes we make and ensure they are proportionate, cyber resilient and sustainable.
I look forward to working alongside techUK and their expansive membership to drive innovation across policing, tackling the issues being consistently faced by our service, strengthening our workforce and above all, enhancing public safety.

Chief Constable Rob Carden

NPCC Lead for Digital, Data and Technology

As such, the agreement reiterates this commitment, whereby techUK will serve as a neutral facilitator of collaboration and communication regarding their enabling pillars – data and analytics, strategic alignment, modernised core data and technology, connected technology, risk and security, talent, and open digital market place.

Over the next 12 months, we are excited to welcome regular engagement between techUK, the DDaT CC and SICC, enabling the technology industry with the opportunity to contribute their expertise to any future digital challenges and ‘art of the possible’ discussions.

The MoU signifies the three organisation’s dedication to strengthening the engagement between the tech sector and policing in the pursuit of leveraging the potential of technology to improve public safety.

By fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing, this agreement creates opportunities for dialogue, joint initiatives, and the exchange of expertise, ultimately supporting a safer and more resilient society.

Matthew Evans

COO and Director of Markets, techUK

As NPCC Lead for Science and Innovation, I’m determined that policing makes the most of cutting-edge research and technology to better protect the public.

Our partnership with techUK reflects a shared commitment to harness science and innovation responsibly, ensuring new ideas are ethical, evidence-based and deliver real benefits for communities.

Working together, we can turn innovation into practical solutions that strengthen policing and enhance public safety.

Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan

NPCC Lead for Science and Innovation