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NCSP 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)
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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 each application. Finally the standard provides some commentary on the emerging cryptography for post quantum computing and lightweight computing.
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 01/07/2024
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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NCSP Application Management Standard v1.0

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 installed or cloud based. Centred around stocktaking, documenting and actively managing those applications, this standard should enable the visibility of all business utilised applications, ensuring all are appropriately assessed for risk, appropriately licensed and managed in such a way as to not introduce cyber security risk going forward.

Published 01/11/2023
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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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)
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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.

Published 01/10/2024
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
Standards
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Safe deployment of TikTok

This guidance provides an overview of approaches to deploy TikTok safely

Published 01/06/2023
Authoring body: The Police Digital Service
Guidance
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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 and applications

Published 01/10/2024
Authoring body: Police Digital Service
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Robotic Process Automation Cyber Security Guidance

This guidance describes best practice cyber risk management controls for using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 
for the purpose of automating manual administrative overheads for National Policing Forces and 
applications. This document only provides guidelines to automating manual processes and is not intended for machine 
learning (ML) or artificial intelligence (AI) derived solutions. Please refer to separate guidelines and standards 
for Digital Process Automation (DPA), AI and ML related activities.

Published 01/07/2023
Authoring body: The Police Digital Service
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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.

Published 01/10/2024
Authoring body: Police Digital Service (PDS)
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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 Vetting Code of Practice and Authorised Professional Practice on Vetting

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