This document was retired in July 2021

Information security enables the police Service to deliver their core operational duties by ensuring that information are safely secured, stored and kept confidential. This also includes ensuring accuracy of information gathered.

Information management, governance and assurance are vital functions within the police Service in ensuring that the police are able to provide protection to members of the public and ensure a proper assessment of threat, risk and harm are undertaken. This includes the gathering, processing, transfer of information as well as systems and networks and supporting processes.

ACPO/ACPOS have set out clear expectations and strategies in this document for the management and security of information that includes system interconnection security policies, force information security policies, risk management and accreditation document sets and business continuity plans.