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Information Management v1.0

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 OFFICAL tier of the Government Security Classification model.

Published 01/12/2023
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
Standards
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National Policing Community Security Policy Framework v1.3

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 the framework and its supporting policy and principles apply to, whom has accountability for information security and risk and how policies will be governed.

Published 01/10/2023
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
Policy
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National Policing Community Security Principles V1.3

This document provides all National Policing and its partners with a clear set of information security principles, which are the foundation to all information security activity.

Published 01/10/2023
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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System Development 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 development. The purpose of this standard is to define an approach to ensure that all products / solutions are assured in a repeatable, structured and consistent way. This will enable security controls to be designed into solutions at an early stage, ensuring the secure delivery of solutions across policing, whilst identifying and managing risk to within risk appetite.
This standard adheres to the National Policing Community Security Policy Framework and is a suitable reference for community members, notably those who build and implement IT systems on behalf of national policing.

Published 01/09/2023
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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Cyber Threat and Incident Management v1.0

This Standard specifies the minimum requirements regarding cyber threat and incident processes and actions. It aims to provide PDS (Police Digital Service) and policing with clear direction to manage threat, vulnerabilities and incidents associated with cyber-attacks and cyber incidents.

Published 01/12/2023
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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NCSP Overseas IT Access Guidelines v1.1

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 referral to NSIRO is required when use abroad is required.

Published 01/05/2024
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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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 CPS via the relevant Digital Evidence Management System Link (“DEMS”).

Published 31/05/2024
Authoring body: PDS Police Digital Service
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OVERSEAS IT ACCESS GUIDELINES

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 referral to NSIRO is required when use abroad is required.

Published 02/04/2023
Authoring body: Police Digital Service
Guidance
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NCSP Passwords standard V1.1

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 created for use on PDS & policing systems, including those for user-level accounts, system-level accounts, and any device-specific passwords.

Published 01/04/2024
Authoring body: Police Digital Service
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National Police Information Security Risk Management 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 information systems that hold Police information or which deliver an operational service to policing to undergo a risk assessment, as stipulated in the National Policing Community Security Policy. The Security Risk Management Framework mutually supports the Police Cyber Assurance Framework (PCAF). The framework supports the requirements of the National Community Security Policy (NCSP.)

Published 01/05/2023
Authoring body: The Police Digital Service
Guidance