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Information Systems Improvement Strategy (ISIS)

The Information Systems Improvement Strategy (ISIS) is the national, service wide strategy to transform the way police information technology (IT) is developed, procured, implemented and managed.

Six cost effective initiatives are being planned and will aim to deliver £200 million worth of savings by 2014 under ISIS. These are awaiting formal ratification.

The six initiatives include:

  • National Infrastructure - a single, national IT infrastructure provided as a common service.
  • Convergence of business applications to create more simple and cost effective information systems as seen in the Eastern region.
  • Decommissioning of force legacy systems - the Police National Database (PND) will replace local intelligence systems reducing operating costs and improving the national intelligence picture for officers.
  • Decommissioning national legacy systems - looking at some services provided by national legacy systems to move to a national capability.
  • Restructure of ICT departments to create a mix of local, regional and national ICT support for nationally delivered services.
  • National Information Communications Technology (ICT) procurement, enabling forces to procure all their ICT needs through a central process and national frameworks.

The initiatives will help forces benefit from savings through a more cohesive and standardised approach to the way police buy and use IT.

ISIS is already delivering £25 million worth of savings for the police service this year.

For more information, contact the ISIS Programme Team