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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...
Standard
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Published:
02/07/2021
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Authoring body:
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Guidance
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...
Standard
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Published:
01/06/2020
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Authoring body:
National Police Information Risk Management Team (NPIRMT)
Reference Data / Templates
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...
Standard
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Published:
02/02/2017
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Authoring body:
National Policing Information Risk Management Team (NPIRMT)
Guidance
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...
Standard
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Published:
01/02/2021
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Authoring body:
National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
Guidance
Government Digital Service Standard
The GDS Service Standard provides 14 principles for all Government teams to use when creating public services.
Standard
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Published:
01/01/2019
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Authoring body:
Government Digital Services
Principles
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...
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Published:
01/08/2012
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Authoring body:
International Standards Organisation (ISO)
Guidance
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...
Standard
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Published:
01/04/2021
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Standards
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...
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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...
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Published:
01/05/2021
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Authoring body:
College of Policing (CoP)
Principles
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...
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Authoring body:
College of Policing (CoP)
Guidance
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...
Standard
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Published:
25/08/2022
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Authoring body:
Police Digital Service (PDS)
Standards
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...
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Authoring body:
College of Policing (CoP)
Guidance
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...
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Published:
01/01/2020
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Authoring body:
National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
Guidance
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...
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Published:
01/01/2019
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Authoring body:
United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
Policy
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...
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Published:
01/06/2020
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Authoring body:
Home Office
Guidance
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...
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Published:
01/03/2012
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Authoring body:
Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
Guidance
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...
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Published:
17/11/2018
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Authoring body:
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Principles
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...
Standard
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Published:
30/04/2020
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Authoring body:
Forensic Science Regulator (FSR)
Standards
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....
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Published:
01/05/2018
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Authoring body:
Cabinet Office
Policy
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,...
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Published:
01/08/2021
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Authoring body:
National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) / Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
Principles
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