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National Policing Community Security Policy Framework v1.0
National Policing will maintain public trust by securing our data and by applying a consistent, proportional approach to technology risk across policing. The National Policing Digital Strategy 2030 is built upon the 2025 Policing Vision to provide the foundations for Policing to deliver the National Digital Strategic objectives. In the future we will exchange more data and information with partners, adopt new connected technologies and move to cloud-based infrastructures. The move to a more open ecosystem cannot be at the expense of information security. This framework defines the holistic approach to information and technology risks by aligning to Government Security standards, guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and industry best practice. The National Policing Community Security Policy Framework supports a proportionate baseline standard of cyber security for National Policing to deliver its operational and strategic objectives. As the cyber threat landscape facing the UK Police forces continues to evolve, so must the means by which forces maintain their security posture. The purpose of the National Policing Community Security Policy Framework is to provide the structure for information security for National Policing, suppliers, and partners to carry out their services securely. The National Policing Community Security Policy Framework, this document, will be referred to as the ‘Framework’ throughout this document. The scope of the ‘Framework’ applies to both this document and the supporting National Policing Information Security Policy and National Policing Information Security Principles that underpin the framework. Membership of the established ‘Community of Trust’ built under the original Community Security Policy, which is replaced by this framework and its supporting policy and principles, now requires alignment to this framework and its underlying policy and principles.
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.
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.
National Policing Community Security Policy v1.3
This Policy provides confirmation of management intent, in support of the Community Security Principles. This Policy will define how the principles are to be achieved, at a high level. Detail to support this Policy will be in the form of standards, control objectives and other supporting documentation.
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.