Standards search - National Standard Microsite

to add a new content

Newest A-Z

DDL search listings: MOU Digital Evidence sharing between the Police and CPS v1.1
This MOU supports and underpins the existing arrangements in place between the CPS and the Relevant Police Force for the provision of evidential and disclosable unused material and sets out the...

Standard |

Published: 05/12/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Policy; NCSP Decommissioning standard v1.0
This standard is intended to provide a framework of controls to support the secure decommissioning of police information systems.

Standard |

Published: 01/05/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Privileged Access Management standard v1.1
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...

Standard |

Published: 01/05/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Password Standard v1.3
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...

Standard |

Published: 01/05/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; Artificial Intelligence Risk Assessment v1.0
This document provides a structured approach to assessing and managing security risks associated with AI adoption in law enforcement. It ensures that AI technologies are evaluated at every stage of...

Standard |

Published: 01/05/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Guidance; NCSP Digital Forensics guideline v1.0
This guideline provides information on how to preserve the integrity of digital evidence which supports the investigation cyber incidents.

Standard |

Published: 01/05/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Guidance; Police Security Classification Guidelines v1.1
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...

Standard |

Published: 01/05/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital; Service (PDS)

Guidance; NCSP People Security Management v1.1
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.

Standard |

Published: 03/03/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Electronic Communications Standard v1.1
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...

Standard |

Published: 03/02/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Physical and Environmental Security Management Standard v1.1
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...

Standard |

Published: 03/03/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Security Testing Standard v1.0
This standard describes approaches to delivering comprehensive security testing (using a range of attack types) to support security and risk compliance monitoring. It supplements National Community...

Standard |

Published: 03/03/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; National Police Information Security Risk 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...

Standard |

Published: 01/04/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; System Development – Secure by Design (SbD) 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...

Standard |

Published: 01/02/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Systems Management v1.1
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...

Standard |

Published: 01/02/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; Overseas IT Access Guideline
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...

Standard |

Published: 01/03/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; Information Compliance using Microsoft Purview
This guideline is a baseline for Policing in use of Microsoft Purview from a Information Compliance; oversight and measurement perspective

Standard |

Published: 01/03/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Bluetooth Guidance Document v1.7
This guideline provides audiences with background information concerning Bluetooth technology and guidance on how it can be suitably and securely deployed within the Law Enforcement environment....

Standard |

Published: 01/03/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Guideline: INFORMATION TRANSFER
Information transfer is the process of moving information from one location to another. Policies and processes are required to protection information during this process. Any activity involving the...

Standard |

Published: 01/02/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Network Security v1.2
This standard supports the policy set out in the National Community Security Policy, providing requirements for those designing, building and running network services on behalf of national...

Standard |

Published: 01/02/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Vulnerability Management v2.0
This standard supports the policy set out in the National Community Security Policy, providing requirements for those designing, building and running IT services, managing threats and...

Standard |

Published: 03/12/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Monitoring and Evaluation of Force Information Security Incidents Guideline
This guideline defines the type of cyber and information security incidents which are required to be reported for monitoring and evaluation purposes and the applicable categories

Standard |

Published: 03/02/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Guidance; NCSP Secure By Design (SbD) Guideline V1.1
This document provides detailed guidance to support the National Community Security Policy (NCSP) system development (Secure by Design SbD) standard. Secure by Design as a methodology has been...

Standard |

Published: 01/01/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Guidance; NCSP Technical Security Management Standard v1.1
This Standard specifies the minimum requirements regarding technical security management. It describes the requirements to enable members of the community of trust to build and operate an effective...

Standard |

Published: 02/12/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Physical Asset Management Standard v1.1
This standard aims to ensure that physical assets are acquired securely, configured properly, maintained regularly, and disposed of safely and securely, while ensuring the confidentiality,...

Standard |

Published: 02/12/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Internet connection guideline v1.0
This guideline covers recommendations for the commissioning and use of internet connections, with a specific focus on the requirements of the Law Enforcement Community Network (LECN).

Standard |

Published: 01/01/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service

Guidance; NCSP Information Management v1.1
This standard defines the requirements to implement Information Management as mandated in the National Community Security Policy. It encompasses the management of policing information within the...

Standard |

Published: 01/11/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Electronic Conferencing Guideline v1.0
This guideline provides the policing community with advice on the use of communication software such as e-conferencing.

Standard |

Published: 01/12/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Cyber Incident Management Standard v1.2
This Standard specifies the minimum requirements regarding cyber threat and incident processes and actions. It aims to provide members of the policing community with clear direction to manage...

Standard |

Published: 01/09/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Cryptography Standard v2.1
This standard sets out the Cryptographic Algorithms to be used within policing. A list of algorithms is provided initially followed by applications and the associated cryptography required for each...

Standard |

Published: 01/12/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Application Management Standard v1.1
This standard is intended to guide the reader through the process of securely managing business applications, both internally developed and externally sourced, regardless of whether locally...

Standard |

Published: 01/11/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; Cyber Security Architectural Principles
This document provides all National Policing and its partners with a clear set of security architectural principles, which are the foundation to build, design and implement...

Standard |

Published: 01/05/2023
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Principles; DNA and Fingerprint Provisions
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: DNA and fingerprint provisions was introduced in October 2013 to cover the retention of DNA and fingerprints where it was ruled in the European Court in the case of...

Standard |

Published: 01/01/2019
|
Authoring body: Home Office

Policy; Website and application accessibility regulations and guidance
Public sector organisations need to think about accessibility at every stage and ensure they meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) design principles. The Public Sector...

Standard |

Published: 01/01/2019
|
Authoring body: Government Digital Services (GDS)

Guidance; Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)
The regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 relates to the interception, acquisition and disclosure of data relating to communications, the carrying out of surveillance, the use of covert human...

Standard |

Published: 01/01/2000
|
Authoring body: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO)

Principles; Data Protection
On the 25th May 2018 the Data Protection Act 2018 was implemented by the UK as the General Data Protection Regulation also known as GDPR. It controls how personal information is captured and used...

Standard |

Published: 01/01/2018
|
Authoring body: Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

Principles; Equality Act 2010: Guidance (2015)
The Equality Act 2010 replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single Act. It protected people from discrimination, age discrimination and public sector Equality Duty, sets out the...

Standard |

Published: 01/01/2015
|
Authoring body: Government Equalities Office

Policy; Criminal Procedure & Investigations Act 1996 Code of Practice
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Code of Practice applies in respect of criminal investigations conducted by police. A criminal investigation can be defined an investigation conducted by...

Standard |

Published: 01/01/2015
|
Authoring body: Ministry of Justice (MoJ)

Standards; PDS Technology & Architecture principles
These Technology & Architecture Principles are designed to provide Police Digital Service (PDS) with a standard set of general rules and guidelines to inform and guide the procurement, design,...

Standard |

Published: 06/08/2025
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service

Principles; NCSP Management of High Risk Applications standard v1.1
This standard outlines the minimum requirements and controls that must be met to ensure the secure management of applications identified as high risk.

Standard |

Published: 01/10/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; NCSP Robotic process automation guideline
This guideline describes best practice risk management controls for using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for the purpose of automating manual administrative overheads for National Policing Forces...

Standard |

Published: 01/10/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service

Guidance; 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.

Standard |

Published: 01/10/2024
|
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...

Standard |

Published: 02/09/2024
|
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....

Standard |

Published: 02/09/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service

Standards; NCSP Security Governance standard v1.1
This Standard defines the requirements to implement Security Governance as mandated in the National Community Security Policy

Standard |

Published: 02/09/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; 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.

Standard |

Published: 01/08/2024
|
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...

Standard |

Published: 02/09/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; 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...

Standard |

Published: 02/09/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; 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...

Standard |

Published: 02/09/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; 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...

Standard |

Published: 02/09/2024
|
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...

Standard |

Published: 01/09/2024
|
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...

Standard |

Published: 01/09/2024
|
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.

Standard |

Published: 28/06/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Guidance; NCSP Cryptography Standard v2.1
This standard sets out the Cryptographic Algorithms to be used within policing. A list of algorithms are provided initially followed by applications and the associated cryptography required for...

Standard |

Published: 01/07/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; 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...

Standard |

Published: 01/07/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service PDS

Standards; 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...

Standard |

Published: 01/06/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service PDS

Standards; 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...

Standard |

Published: 01/07/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; Memorandum of understanding in relation to digital evidence sharing between the CPS and XX (police force) TEMPLATE
The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding(“MOU”) is to detail the arrangements in place to enable the efficient sharing of multimedia evidence (“MME”) by the Relevant Police Force to the...

Standard |

Published: 31/05/2024
|
Authoring body: PDS Police Digital Service

Reference Data / Templates; 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...

Standard |

Published: 01/05/2024
|
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...

Standard |

Published: 01/03/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards; 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.

Standard |

Published: 01/05/2024
|
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)

Standards

Police Digital Service National Standards

Standards search - National Standard Microsite

Knowledge Hub

Quick links

Partners

Contact us