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NCSP MS Power platform guideline v1.0
This guidance is to assist members of the UK policing community of trust in the design, setup and use of Microsoft’s Power Platform service, incorporating Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Pages.
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Published:
01/10/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Guidance
NCSP Vetting requirements for policing guideline v1.3
This guidance describes the requirements for access to policing assets including premises, information, and information systems. This document should be read in conjunction with the Statutory...
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Published:
02/09/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Guidance
NCSP Security Management standard v1.1
This standard describes the requirements to implement and maintain an effective cyber security management system as required by the National Policing Community Security Policy Framework....
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Published:
02/09/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service
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NCSP Security Governance standard v1.1
This Standard defines the requirements to implement Security Governance as mandated in the National Community Security Policy
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Published:
02/09/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
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NCSP Safe Deployment of High Risk Applications Guideline v1.1
This guideline outlines approaches to follow for any use of high risk applications to reduce risk.
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Published:
01/08/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Guidance
NCSP Information Security Assurance standard v1.1
This standard defines the requirements to implement Information Security Assurance as mandated in the National Community Security Policy. This document describes the requirements to help implement...
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Published:
02/09/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
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NCSP Cyber Business Continuity standard v1.2
This standard specifies the minimum requirements regarding cyber business continuity, (Crisis Management & Disaster Recovery). It aims to provide policing with clear direction to implement a...
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Published:
02/09/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
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NCSP Artificial Intelligence & LLM (Large Language Models) standard v1.1
This standard brings together a set of control requirements for the use of Artificial Intelligence in policing. To help the reader in this new area, Artificial Intelligence has been defined, along...
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Published:
02/09/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
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National Community Security Policy v1.4
This Policy provides confirmation of management intent, in support of the Community Security Principles. This Policy will define how the principles are to be achieved, at a high level. Detail to...
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Published:
02/09/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Policy
National Community Security Principles v1.4
This Policy provides confirmation of management intent, in support of the Community Security Principles. This Policy will define how the principles are to be achieved, at a high level. Detail to...
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Published:
01/09/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Principles
National Community Security Policy Framework v1.4
This framework provides all national policing and its partners with a clear guide of how information security policies and standards work in national policing, the objectives of the framework, whom...
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Published:
01/09/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Policy
PIN & Biometric guideline
The Biometric & Pin Guidance provides recommendations and best practices for securely implementing and managing biometric authentication and PIN systems.
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Published:
28/06/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Guidance
System Access annual review
This standard defines the requirements which, when applied, will prevent unauthorised access to national policing IT systems. Areas considered include account management, access control mechanisms...
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Published:
01/07/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service PDS
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Identity & Access Management Standard annual review
This standard defines the requirements which, when applied, will define identity and access management standards to national policing IT systems. Areas considered include account management, access...
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Published:
01/06/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service PDS
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Third Party Assurance for Policing (TPAP)
This Standard is to ensure that all third party suppliers are examined to fully understand their overall security posture and how that may impact upon Policing, ensure they fully understand the...
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Published:
01/07/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
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Privileged Access Management Standard
This standard defines the requirements and best practice for privileged access management which should be adopted to manage elevated access consistently and securely across national policing IT...
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Published:
01/05/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Principles
Electronic Communications Management Standard
This standard supports the policy set out in the National Community Security Policy, providing requirements for those designing, building and running electronic communications services within...
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Published:
01/03/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
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NCSP People Security Management Standard
This standard is intended to guide the reader through the process of securely managing personnel and embedding security at all stages of the employee lifecycle.
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Published:
01/05/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
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NCSP Police Security Classification Guideline V1.0
This guidance is to assist members of the policing community of trust to correctly classify and protect information assets in line with UK Government Security Classification Policy. This guidance...
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Published:
01/04/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Guidance
NCSP Overseas IT Access Guidelines v1.1
This guidance describes best practice risk management controls for accessing Policing ICT resources whilst abroad. It also describes the circumstances when forces can make a local decision or when...
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Published:
01/05/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Principles
NCSP Passwords standard V1.1
This Standard supports the principles set out in the National CSP, providing detailed guidance to those implementing and managing PDS & policing systems. This Standard applies to all passwords...
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Published:
01/04/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service
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Physical & Environmental Security Management Standard
This Standard sets out the Physical and Environmental Security measures and considerations to be used within policing. This standard will outline key guidance and advice that should be acknowledged...
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Published:
01/03/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
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Penetration testing and ITHC Guideline
This guidance describes approaches to delivering comprehensive Testing (using a range of attack types), penetration tests, to support security and risk compliance monitoring
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Published:
01/02/2024
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Authoring body:
PDS
Guidance
Covenant for Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Policing
The rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within policing is unsurprising. The speed and accuracy that AI can bring to police processes make it an attractive way to deliver an effective and...
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Published:
01/09/2023
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Authoring body:
NPCC
Principles
Cyber System Management Standard v1.0
This standard defines the requirements which, when applied, will assist with the secure management of systems and networks. This standard adheres to the National Policing Community Security Policy...
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Published:
01/01/2024
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Standards
Tik Tok Standard
This standard provides direction on the use of TikTok across policing, in accordance with the latest guidance provided by the Cabinet Office.
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Published:
01/08/2023
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
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System Development Standard
This standard outlines the functions within the Secure By Design (SbD) process, aligned to project stages, to ensure a consistent approach to cyber security is achieved throughout a system’s...
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Published:
01/09/2023
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Standards
Security Management Standard v1.0
This standard describes the requirements to implement and maintain an effective cyber security management system as required by the National Policing Community Security Policy Framework....
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Published:
01/10/2023
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Principles
National Police Information Security Risk Management Risk Balance Case Template
The National Policing Information Security Risk Management Framework provides the foundations of risk management across policing in line with the Police Cyber Assurance Framework (PCAF). ...
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Published:
01/05/2023
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Authoring body:
The Police Digital Service
Reference Data / Templates
National Police Information Security Risk Management Guidance
The National Policing Information Security Risk Management Framework provides the foundations of risk management across policing in line with the Police Cyber Assurance Framework (PCAF). This...
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Published:
01/05/2023
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Authoring body:
The Police Digital Service
Standards
National Police Information Security Risk Management Framework
This framework is to ensure that all security risks are identified, assessed, and managed in accordance with best practice in order to facilitate improved governance. It is mandatory for all...
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Published:
01/05/2023
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Authoring body:
The Police Digital Service
Guidance
OVERSEAS IT ACCESS GUIDELINES
This guidance describes best practice risk management controls for accessing Policing ICT resources whilst abroad. It also describes the circumstances when forces can make a local decision or when...
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Published:
02/04/2023
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service
Guidance
Password Standard v1 approved by NCPSB JAN 23
This standard supports the National Community System Policy System Access requirements with respect to defining requirements for the use and selection of a password / passphrase-based method of...
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Published:
26/01/2023
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service
Standards
NPCC framework for use of video evidence v3.0
This document is relevant to all police non-specialist front-line staff and forensic unitsi who utilise video evidence and to bring clarity around activities relating to recovery, acquisition,...
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Published:
06/12/2022
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Authoring body:
NPCC
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Digital Evidence Storage v3.0
This is intended as a high-level overview of the requirements for digital evidence storage in a multimedia context. Ratings follow the MoSCoW system of Must, Should, Could and Won’t. The...
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Published:
06/12/2022
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Authoring body:
NPCC
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Open Referral UK Standards
Open Referral UK is an open data standard in use by Local Government. This standard establishes a consistent way of publishing and describing information for councils, to ensure the data...
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Published:
01/01/2019
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Authoring body:
Open Referral UK
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Retention, Storage and Destruction of Materials and Records relating to Forensic Examination
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the retention, storage and destruction of forensic materials and their associated records retained by physical and digital Forensic...
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Published:
01/06/2021
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Authoring body:
National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
Guidance
UK Gov Cookie Cutter Data Science Project Template
This is a data science cookiecutter template for analytical, Python-, or Python and R-based projects within Her Majesty's Government, and wider public sector including policing, where it has been...
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Published:
20/07/2021
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Authoring body:
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Reference Data / Templates
Open Source Software - Exploring the Risk (Good Practice Guide 38)
This guidance seeks to assist a range of IA professionals in exploring the risks associated with the use of Open Source Software (OSS) products. It does so by prompting a number of ‘whole...
Standard
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Published:
01/10/2015
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Authoring body:
Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) [HMG]
Guidance
Police National Database (PND) Interface Business and Technical Guidance for Data Providers v3.5.0
This document provides: • High level PND requirements • Overview of Data requirements • PND Message Schema design • Data transmission mechanisms • Data Scope • Overview of software resources...
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Published:
18/09/2020
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Authoring body:
Home Office
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