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ISO (the International Organisation for Standardisation) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialised system for worldwide standardisation. BSI provide the documentation and appropriate licensing.

This standard is used to confirm or recognize the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of laboratories. It applies to all organizations performing tests and/or calibrations, including first, second and third-party laboratories.

Who is this standard for?

• Laboratories where testing and/or calibration is part of inspection or product certification
• Laboratory customers
• Testing organizations
• Regulatory authorities
• Accreditation bodies
• Organizations and schemes using peer assessment

Why should you use this standard?

It specifies general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of laboratories. It looks at all of the requirements that testing and calibration laboratories and testing organizations have to meet to prove that they operate a quality system; are technically competent; and can generate technically valid results. It applies to all organizations performing laboratory activities, regardless of the number of personnel.  

What’s changed since the last update?

This standard had not been revised since 2005. This technical revision cancels and supersedes the previous edition and has made three main changes:

1. A definition of “laboratory” has been added
2. Risk-based thinking has been applied, enabling some prescriptive requirements to be replaced by performance-based requirements 
3. There is greater flexibility in the requirements for processes, procedures, documented information and organizational responsibilities

This guidance will explore the main connection types used by frontline officers and staff, whilst making recommendations about security and appropriate use. This guideline focuses on assisting forces to maximise their use of public 3G/4G (LTE) data networks prior to the delivery and adoption of the Emergency Service Network Data Services. This guideline does not cover voice services delivered over any of these networks.

There are many types of keyboards available in the market place with many variances in terms of specification, features and of course price. This guidance explores these variances and makes recommendations (see section 4. Recommendations, page 2) to help forces make informed selections so as to accelerate their mobility maturity.

Portable hotspots are a tried and tested peripheral. Advances continue to make them faster, better and smaller. There are many types of portable hotspots available in the market place with many variances in terms of specification, features and of course price. This guideline explores these variances and makes recommendations (see section 4. Recommendations, page 3) to help forces make informed selections to accelerate their mobility maturity.

Portable power banks are a tried and tested peripheral. Advances continue to be made to make them faster, better and smaller. Yet there are many types of power banks available in the market place with many variances in terms of specification, features and of course price. This guideline explores these variances and makes recommendations (see section 4. Recommendations, page 3) to help forces make informed selections so as to accelerate their mobility maturity.

A laptop shell is simply a laptop with no internal computing power, this is provided by connecting a smartphone to the laptop, which is then 'driven' by the keyboard, mouse and screen of the laptop 'shell'.

This guideline looks at the variances in terms of specification, features and price between the laptop shells currently available for pre-order. It explores the capabilities that a connected premium smartphone must have, such as DisplayPort and an appropriate “desktop mode”. Finally recommendations are made for forces who wish to be early adopters of this still immature technology (see section 4. Recommendations, page 4).

This document covers digital multimedia, inclusive of picture, video and audio in the proper capture and handling of digital data for police applications. This represents best practice to benefit the Police Service and Criminal Justice System (CJS).

Following the process set out within this document helps enhance the integrity of proper evidential gathering processes whilst reducing the risk of malicious manipulation. 

This document contains the National Incident Category List (NICL) and the principles, guidance and definitions for the National Standard for Incident Recording (NSIR). NSIR was introduced to replace the wide variety of incident recording (and non-recording) that differed from force to force so that common understanding and recording practices would result in effective data provision and use. NSIR now supports effective recording of over 80% of calls 
for service, ranging from messages to major incidents. 

The NPIA conducted a full review of NSIR in 2009 on behalf of ACPO. This review recommended that NSIR was rationalised and simplified. The NPIA, working closely with the Home Office and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), have moved the focus of NSIR from incident recording to risk 
assessment at the front end of service delivery. This aims to support improved identification and management of risks, threats to safety, vulnerability and repeat victims, particularly in relation to anti-social behaviour (ASB). 

This document was reviewed by the National Standard Assurance Board in September 2021 and was found to be the most up to date document available, still supported by the NPCC

ALGO-CARE has been created for policing to use as a decision-making framework for the deployment of algorithmic assessment tools in the policing context. This helps translate key public law and human rights principles into practical considerations and guidance that can be addressed by public sector bodies. Concerns around transparency and accountability cannot be addressed by a one-size-fits-all approach. The factors identified by Algo-care necessitate the careful drafting of procurement contracts with third party software suppliers to require disclosure of algorithmic workings in a way that would facilitate investigation.

ALGO-CARE is endorsed by the NPCC Business Change Council and the NPCC lead for Data Analytics. This was reviewed in September 2021 and found to still be current.

These Digical Processing Notices (DPN) provide the basis for the minimum recommended level of information to be both captured and provided to victims, witnesses and suspects by police forces. These forms replace those issued in 2019, to better implement the principles set out in the 2020 Bater-James ruling.

• DPNa - Devices taken from victims/witnesses (capture template and information for victims/witnesses)
• DPNb - Victim/witness Frequently Asked Questions (Information for victims/witnesses)
• DPNc - Devices taken from suspects (capture template and information for suspects

The guidance at the end of each section is particularly relevant on how to best implement these requirements into a solution.