Join this free webinar, sponsored by Box, on Wednesday 29 April from 2-3pm to explore how digital evidence and AI are reshaping policing, and what this means for IT leaders across the sector.

Digital evidence is now central to approximately 90% of all criminal investigations. As the volume, variety, and complexity of this data - ranging from CCTV and body-worn video to cloud storage and connected vehicle diagnostics - continues to grow, IT teams in policing face unprecedented structural challenges. This will be exacerbated by the explosion of artificial intelligence and the demands on public sector bodies to shift and keep up with modern demands of policing.  This webinar, designed for TechUK’s policing IT community, expands on the common digital themes seen in the National Policing Problem Book, AI Strategy and collective digital strategies seen in 2026.

The focus on AI aligns with the UK government's recent £115m investment in Police.AI, a national hub for responsible AI deployment in policing, announced in January 2026. We will examine the shift from manual, fragmented evidence processing to automated, interoperable workflows. The session focuses on maintaining a robust digital chain of evidence across disparate force systems while addressing the urgent need to reduce the manual burden on officers. By aligning national problem-solving priorities with strategic digital accelerators, we will discuss how to build a unified approach to evidence processing that enhances investigative speed, supports victim wellbeing, and ensures legal admissibility.

Key discussion topics:

1. The national digital evidence landscape

  • The burden of manual processing: Analysis of current inefficiencies where securing and transferring evidence occurs manually, creating backlogs and delaying justice.
  • Volume and complexity: Addressing the "petabyte-scale" challenge of multimedia evidence and the rapid growth of data from connected devices and synthetic content.

2. Strategic alignment: The 2025-2030 roadmap

  • Digital investigation & transformation: Transitioning to a system of consistent digital evidence formats and workflows across forces.
  • The mobility factor: Enabling secure, real-time access to evidence for frontline officers to improve decision-making outside of fixed locations.

3. Maintaining the chain of evidence & integrity

  • Secure interoperability: Bridging legacy systems with modern forensic tools to enable seamless, secure data sharing while ensuring auditability.
  • Scalable foundations: Deploying technology that maintain evidential integrity and provide a clear, defensible chain of custody from capture to court.

4. Accelerating processing through AI and automation

  • Automation of triage: Reducing the manual workload involved in categorizing vast amounts of data, such as indecent imagery and surveillance footage.
  • Ethical AI implementation: Establishing governance frameworks for AI to support human judgment without compromising transparency or public trust.

5. Future-proofing the evidence lifecycle

  • Standardisation across 48 Forces: Strategies for reconciling and deduplicating records across independent IT landscapes.
  • Horizon scanning: Preparing for the next generation of evidence from 6G networks, biometrics, and quantum sensing.

6. Collaborative Q&A

  • Open forum to discuss technical barriers to national data sharing and the implementation of "Digital Accelerators."

Confirmed speaker

Murtaza Masood

Murtaza Masood

Vice President & Managing Director, Global Public Sector, Box

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Dave Evans

Head of Programme - Justice and Emergency Services and Economic Crime Lead, techUK

Cinzia Miatto

Cinzia Miatto

Senior Programme Manager - Justice & Emergency Services, techUK

Fran Richiusa

Fran Richiusa

Junior Programme Manager - Justice and Emergency Services, techUK

Dora Pass

Dora Pass

Events Manager, techUK

 

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