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Policing is vital to public safety, NPIA is part of the police service. Our purpose is to make a valuable contribution to improving public safety.

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IT & Radio Systems
Science & Forensics
Operational Policing Services
Improvement Programmes & Research
Identification Resources
Courses, Exams and Prof. Development

Welcome to the NPIA Website

We provide a large and diverse portfolio of products and services designed to support the police service and wider policing family. Our market operates both in the UK and internationally.

As a policing organisation we act as a central resource to ACPO and police forces, working with authorities and the Home Office to help improve the way policing works.

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IT and Radio Systems

Automotive Equipment

Setting the standards to which vehicles and equipment should be designed and installed, for safe and effective operation by the relevant users.

Police National Computer

The PNC is a national information system accessed by the police and other criminal justice agencies.

Major Investigation and Casualty Bureau Management

Find out how Holmes2 is helping police services manage major investigations.

Penalty Notice Processing

The Driver Offender Re-Training Scheme system is being developed by NPIA to record details of offenders who accepted a retraining course as an alternative to a penalty.

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Science and Forensics

Forensic Police Training

We offer forensic investigation learning programmes to national and international law enforcement ..

Forensic Pathologists

We maintain the 'Home Office Register of Accredited Forensic Pathologists'.

Forensics21

New project joins the Forensics21 programme - Evidential Drug Identification Testing (EDIT)

National DNA Database

The NPIA is responsible for overseeing the National DNA Database service ...

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Operational Policing Services

Specialist Operations Centre

A single point of contact for police forces and key partners requesting information, advice or support in relation to covert techniques, major crime, critical incidents and uniform operations.

Missing Persons Bureau

Serious Crime Analysis Section

Analyse crime under specific criteria, essentially rape and serious sexual assaults.

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Improvement Programmes and Research

National Police Library
Free access to police officers and police staff to Europe's largest police library.

Multi Agency Interoperability

Working to increase public and personnel safety through improved multi-agency communication.

Information Systems (ISIS)
Strategy that will transform the way police information technology is developed, procured, implemented and managed.

IMPACT
Improving the ability of the Police Service to manage and share information.

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Identification Resources

Automatic Number Plate Recognition

Reads vehicle number plates via cameras using optical character recognition software. The aim is to target criminals through their use of the roads.

National Fingerprint Database

Find out how the National Fingerprint Database (IDENT1) is contributing to policing.

Dangerous Persons Database - ViSOR

Is a system that supports the management of dangerous offenders and other persons posing a risk.

Mobile Identification

Mobile ID devices are saving time for both the subject and the police. Read more about this and view the Equality Impact Assessment document here.

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