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R1 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

National IT system for police intelligence

A national IT system for England and Wales to support police intelligence should be introduced as a matter of urgency. The Home Office should take the lead and report by …

Government response: Accepted. Last substantive update was January 2024. No recent public evidence of further progress.
Home Office
R10 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

Information management standards

The Code of Practice must set out the standards to be met in terms of systems (including IT), accountability, training, resources and audit. These standards should be capable of being …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. HMIC 'Building the Picture' inspection (2015) specifically examined compliance with information management standards across 14 forces.
Home Office
R11 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

Sexual offences intelligence retention

The Code of Practice should have particular regard to the factors to be considered when reviewing the retention or deletion of intelligence in cases of sexual offences.

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. MOPI Code of Practice (2005) specifically addressed retention and deletion of intelligence in cases of sexual offences.
Home Office
R2 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

PLX system introduction

The PLX system, which flags that intelligence is held about someone by particular police forces, should be introduced in England and Wales by 2005.

Government response: Accepted. Police National Database (PND) launched. No independent verification has been carried out.
Home Office
R20 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

Standards for police vetting checks

HMIC should develop, with ACPO and the CRB, the standards to be observed by police forces in carrying out vetting checks. These should cover the intelligence databases to be searched, …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. DBS introduced digital identity verification using UK passports.
HMICFRS HM Inspectorate of Const…
R3 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

Police IT procurement review

The procurement of IT systems by the police should be reviewed to ensure that, wherever possible, national solutions are delivered to national problems.

Government response: Accepted. Last substantive update was February 2007. No recent public evidence of further progress.
Home Office
R4 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

PNC investment

Investment should be made available by Government to secure the PNC's medium and long-term future, given its importance to intelligence-led policing and to the criminal justice system as a whole. …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. PND 1.5 transformation programme approved with £639M benefits case, confirming ongoing government commitment to national police IT infrastructure.
Home Office
R5 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

PNC Code of Practice implementation

The new Code of Practice, made under the Police Reform Act 2002, dealing with the quality and timeliness of PNC data input, should be implemented as soon as possible.

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. ACPO published accompanying Guidance on the MOPI Code of Practice, providing detailed practical guidance for police forces on implementing …
Home Office
R6 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

PNC data quality inspection

The quality and timeliness of PNC data input should be routinely inspected as part of the Policing Performance Assessment Framework (PPAF) and the Baseline Assessments, which are being developed by …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. HMIC 'Building the Picture' inspection examined police information management practices across 14 forces.
HMICFRS HM Inspectorate of Const…
R7 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

Court results PNC transfer

The transfer of responsibility for inputting court results onto the PNC should be reaffirmed by the Court Service and the Home Office and, if possible, accelerated ahead of the 2006 …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Transfer of responsibility for inputting court results onto the PNC substantially completed through HMCTS reforms.
Home Office
R8 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

Information management Code of Practice

A Code of Practice should be produced covering record creation, review, retention, deletion and information sharing. This should be made under the Police Reform Act 2002 and needs to be …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. MOPI Code of Practice published July 2005, directly implementing the requirement for a clear, concise and practical code covering …
Home Office
R9 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

Key principles of information management

The Code of Practice must clearly set out the key principles of good information management (capture, review, retention, deletion and sharing), having regard to policing purposes, the rights of the …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. ACPO Guidance (2006) on the MOPI Code provided detailed implementation guidance on the key principles of information management..
Home Office