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Data Protection Manual
This manual has been produced by the NPCC Data Protection, Freedom of Information, information Sharing and Disclosure Portfolio Group on behalf of the NPCC. It is updated and adapted to reflect...
Published: 01/03/2021
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Authoring body: National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
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ISO 15489:2016 Data Records Management
ISO 15489 provides a framework for implementing records management systems - the lifecycle of records from creation through to disposal. Police forces can use this to inform internal records...
Published: 01/04/2016
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Authoring body: International Standards Organisation (ISO)
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Minimum standards schedule for the Retention and Disposal of Police Records (2020 v4)
The NPCC Guidance on The Minimum Standards for the Retention and Disposal of Police records has been produced by the NPCC Records Management Working Group to assist police forces in their statutory...
Published: 13/11/2020
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Authoring body: National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
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Publishing Accessible Documentation
There is a need under the Equality Act 2010 to ensure documents are readily available to users who have additional accessibility needs. This document explains how to publish accessible...
Published: 01/07/2021
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Authoring body: Government Digital Services (GDS) & Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO)
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National Policing Community Security Policy (5.7)
Please note this is an OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE document, to request access please use the 'Contact Us' tab to raise a general query National Police information, systems and networks must be safeguarded...
Published: 13/05/2019
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Authoring body: National Police Information Risk Management Team (NPIRMT)
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Create and iterate an SPF record for email authentication
This document provides guidance on how to create and iterate a Sender Policy Framework record, which is a system of email authentication. SPF works by providing domain owners a way...
Published: 02/07/2021
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Authoring body: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
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Police Approved Secure Facilities (PASF) security review checklist (v1.8)
Please note this is an OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE document, to request access please use the 'Contact Us' tab to raise a general query This checklist covers the range of security measures to be assessed...
Published: 01/06/2020
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Authoring body: National Police Information Risk Management Team (NPIRMT)
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Bluetooth General Guidance (v1.1)
Guidance on the risk-based approach to using Bluetooth enabled technology within the policing environment, including examples. This guide does not cover all use cases and for advice on exemptions...
Published: 02/02/2017
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Authoring body: National Policing Information Risk Management Team (NPIRMT)
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National Digital and Physical Evidence Retention Guidance
This document seeks to provide clarity and national guidance on the retention of both physical and digital evidence in order to provide policing with a framework to support a comprehensive physical...
Published: 01/02/2021
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Authoring body: National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
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Government Digital Service Standard
The GDS Service Standard provides 14 principles for all Government teams to use when creating public services.
Published: 01/01/2019
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Authoring body: Government Digital Services
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ISO/IEC 27033-2:2012 IT Security techniques — Network security — Part 2: Guidelines for the design and implementation of network security
ISO 27033-2 gives guidelines to police forces on how to plan, design, implement and document effective network security. This standard was reviewed by the authoring body in 2018 and still...
Published: 01/08/2012
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Authoring body: International Standards Organisation (ISO)
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National Digital Case File Standards
The Digital Case File national programme has established standards for how a case file is built and sent to the Crown Prosecution Service through collaboration with suppliers and police...
Published: 01/04/2021
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Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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Video surveillance systems for use in security applications BS 62676
This document has been written by subject matter experts, together with many governmental organisations, test houses and equipment manufacturers to defined a common framework for video surveillance...
Published: 01/05/2014
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Authoring body: British Standards Institute (BSI)
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Extraction of material from digital devices APP
This document sets out the obligations on the police under the Data Protection Act 2018 and how these interact with other relevant legislation and case law. It provides police officers and staff...
Published: 01/05/2021
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Authoring body: College of Policing (CoP)
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Live Facial Recognition APP
Guidance for the overt deployment of live facial recognition technology to locate persons on a Watchlist. This is currently in draft format and is to be circulated to external stakeholders for...
Authoring body: College of Policing (CoP)
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POLE Data Standards Catalogue v1.0
The intended purpose of this standard is to promote interoperability and improve the data quality of systems by converging on a common set of POLE data definitions used within Policing. POLE data...
Published: 25/08/2022
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Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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Archiving of records in the public interest APP
This APP provides context for forces using the Information and Records Management Code of Practice to enable them to develop nationally consistent approach to identifying the proper regime of...
Authoring body: College of Policing (CoP)
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NPCC Digital Imaging and Multimedia Procedure (Version 3)
This document covers digital multimedia, inclusive of picture, video and audio in the proper capture and handling of digital data for police applications. This represents best practice to benefit...
Published: 01/01/2020
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Authoring body: National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
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UKAS Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC 17025 Dealing with Expressions of Opinions and Interpretations 2017
Laboratories within the UK who wish to demonstrate that they operate to a quality system, are technically competent and are able to generate technically valid results must now meet the ISO/IEC...
Published: 01/01/2019
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Authoring body: United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
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Guidance on Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Performance, Assessment and Optimisation
This guidance document suggests how to set up, maintain, monitor and maximise the performance of an ANPR system. It is written for law enforcement ANPR operatives and commercial installers on...
Published: 01/06/2020
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Authoring body: Home Office
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ACPO Good Practice Guide for Digital Evidence (Version 5)
This ACPO guide contains a set of golden principles for management of digital evidence and guidance on each stage in the evidence lifecycle: Plan, Capture, Analyse...
Published: 01/03/2012
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Authoring body: Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
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Cloud Security Principles
Published by the National cyber security centre, this guidance document provides details and context on the following 14 cloud security principles. 1. Data in transit 2. Asset protection and...
Published: 17/11/2018
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Authoring body: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
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Forensic Science Regulator Information Legal Obligations (Issue 8)
The role of the forensic science regulator is to advise the Government and the criminal justice system on quality standards in the provision of forensic science. Recommend new requirements for new...
Published: 30/04/2020
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Authoring body: Forensic Science Regulator (FSR)
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Government Security Classification (GSM)
This document describes how HM Government classifies information assets into OFFICAL, OFFICIAL SENSITIVE, SECRET and TOP SECRET to ensure information can be protected but also efficiently shared....
Published: 01/05/2018
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Authoring body: Cabinet Office
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Joint Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) & Police Principles for Redaction
This document contains the agreed principles for redaction of information from digital (and physical) material by police for legal or security reasons. Material includes statements,...
Published: 01/08/2021
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Authoring body: National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) / Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
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Records Management Code of Practice
The Code provides high-level standards for information and records management (in the form of seven principles), as well as other supporting standards, such as personnel and organisational...
Authoring body: College of Policing (CoP)
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Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) Standards
DAMS has been identified as a critical capability for the management and use of digital material within policing. This infographic describes the DAMS lifecycle, providing a high level explanation...
Authoring body: College of Policing
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Facing the Camera - Guidance on police use of overt CCTV and facial recognition to locate persons on a watchlist in public
This code of practice issued by the Secretary of State (regulated by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner) under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA) covers police forces in England &...
Published: 01/11/2020
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Authoring body: Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC)
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National Policing Digital Strategy 2020-2030
The National Policing Digital Strategy sets out a new digital ambition for UK policing. It presents a set of tangible digital priorities and outlines the key data...
Published: 01/01/2020
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Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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Criminal Justice System Exchange Data Standards Catalogue (Version 6)
The CJS Data Standards Catalogue is a collection of data standards used by Criminal Justice Organisations in England & Wales to support interoperability between their different ICT systems. If...
Published: 01/01/2020
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Authoring body: Criminal Justice System (CJS) Exchange Product Board
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Retrieval of Video Evidence and production of working copies from digital CCTV Systems (Version 2.0)
Digital CCTV installations vary greatly in terms of the recording methods as a result of varying solutions with different capabilities and functionality which are used to capture picture and video...
Published: 01/01/2008
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Authoring body: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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Recruitment Guidance - Candidate Management
Ensuring that the right candidates are selected for policing roles is essential. Employing the right selection process is essential to make the most efficient use of money, time and resources and...
Published: 01/01/2020
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Authoring body: College of Policing
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European Pool against Organised Crime (ePOC IV) Version 1.0
European Pool against Organised Crime (EPOC IV) was introduced in 2004 as the Eurojust Case Management System.  It facilitates the secure storage of case-related personal data, the exchange of...
Published: 01/01/2019
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Authoring body: Reference data service platform
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Operations Command and Control APP
The Command and Control (C&C) solution is the incident management and deployment solution for police officers responding to incidents reports by the public. Command and control is the authority...
Published: 01/01/2021
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Authoring body: College of Policing (CoP)
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Post-Incident Procedures following Death or Serious Injury APP
There are incidents that take place where the police respond to a serious injury/incident or where there is a deceased or where at a later time the victim dies. This APP – describes the...
Published: 01/01/2020
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Authoring body: College of Policing (CoP)
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All vehicles (VEH01)
All vehicles (VEH01) is a dataset of all licensed and registered vehicles in Great Britain and the UK, produced by Department for Transport. It contains licensed vehicles, registered vehicles for...
Published: 01/01/2020
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Authoring body: Department for Transport (DfT)
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IDENT1
This document should be used in reference to the appropriate legislation, such as the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: DNA & Fingerprint Provisions IDENT1 is the UK’s nationals automated...
Published: 01/01/2019
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Authoring body: Home Office
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