Finally, it appears we may see some changes in the way ICT products and services are purchased by the UK’s 43 police forces. In a speech to the ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers) summer conference yesterday Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced that a new “police-led ICT company” would be formed and constituted by spring 2012.
The move sounds far more radical than anything we have seen before, though of course, the devil will be in the detail, particularly in how much power the new organisation has over local police forces. Subcsribers to TechMarketView's PublicSectorViews service can read our thoughts on the announcement here.