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The purpose of this document is to inform force/agency Senior Information Risk Owners (SIRO), National Information Asset Owners, National and force/agency Accreditors/Projects/programmes and other interested parties of the National Information Risk Appetite and its implications. This document should be read in conjunction with the BRG on Risk Appetite .

This document helps provide a baseline for defining and managing risk for all National information systems and National Police Infrastructure used within the Police services such as as Police National Database, Police National Computer, ViSOR/MAPS.

The document also helps form part of the national Information Assurance governance for information risk management and focuses on national Information Systems risk management and governance and force/agency risk management and governance.

The National Information Risk Appetite echoes the need for the police service to protect and manage risk with regards to information handling, as information mismanagement can compromise confidentiality and integrity, have an adverse impact on police operations and damage police public image and increase risks to the compliance or legal standing of the police force.

Intended audience readers are for police force SIROs, Information Asset Owners, police force Accreditors, programme and project managers as well as other interested parties in National Information risk management.