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The UK Digital Experience Survey asked officers and staff across all UK police forces about their level of agreement or disagreement with the following statement: “The different policing systems are well integrated. I don’t often have to input the same information repeatedly, or sign in to several systems separately.” As can be seen from the chart, the view of UK police officers and staff on the integration and interoperability of the systems at their force is unambiguous. ❝Perceptions of system integration show widespread dissatisfaction across all employment groups, with officers reporting the greatest challenges. The findings indicate that fragmented systems, duplication, and poor interoperability are widespread issues across the organisation, particularly affecting officers, and highlight the need for improved system integration and streamlined workflows.❞ - The UK Police Digital Experience: User perspectives report 💡 Find out more in the latest extract from the UK Police Digital Experience: User perspectives report published on Policing Insight: policinginsight.com/feature/… @PoliceChiefs @PoliceDigital @ukhomeoffice @PFEW_HQ @AKTglobal @Qualtrics

A roundtable of senior police officers, analysts and strategists from 13 US police forces have highlighted the need for a national AI adoption strategy for law enforcement, setting standards not only for use but for workforce readiness, community engagement and data maturity, as police leaders are warned that officers are already using the technology and that AI adoption is “a present reality” rather than a future question, reports Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons. [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/… @PolicingInst

With the deadline approaching for submissions to the Horizon Europe programme for funding bids around civil security research projects, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the aims of this arm of the European Commission’s support for innovation, and the incentives for UK law enforcement agencies to take part in the programme. [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/…

The latest Policing Performance Assessment report by Ireland’s Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) warns of the risks posed by staffing pressures, delays in workforce planning initiatives and the lack of an effective performance management system in hampering An Garda Síochána’s ability to deliver on its strategic objectives, despite “notable progress” around community engagement, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/… @PCSA_Ire @GardaTraffic @gardainfo

Civilian scrutiny is recognised as a crucial element in maintaining the policing by consent model, but needs to be much more than trial by video clip, argues independent police scrutiny panel member Lawrence Jell, who believes that while context is essential in reviewing police actions, scrutiny is strongest when those asking difficult questions understand enough about operational policing to ask the right ones. policinginsight.com/feature/…

While rural living may appear idyllic to some, University of New England Associate Professor Dr Kyle Mulrooney warns that issues such as police availability, distance, limited services and local relationships can threaten the safety of those exposed to domestic violence, and urges governments to fund and organise rural policing, justice, and support services around these realities. policinginsight.com/feature/…

As policing in England and Wales looks to prepare for the potentially momentous structural and technology changes proposed under the reform programme, the recent UK Police Digital Experience – User Perspectives report published by Policing Insight underlines the existing technology challenges; here we share an extract from the report looking specifically at the issue of police IT system integration and interoperability. policinginsight.com/feature/… --------------------------------------------------------- The UK Police Digital Experience: User perspectives report 2026 👉 Read the launch article and top line results here: [OPEN ACCESS] policinginsight.com/news/off… 💡 Read the full 100+ page in depth report for Policing Insight's analysis revealing officer and staff sentiment on a wide range of areas of digital provision including overall satisfaction, range and quality of devices, systems ease of use, efficiency and effectiveness, integration, quality of data, system and device accessibility, knowledge resources, support and training. Discover the themes and challenges collated from 35,000 frontline comments plus charts benchmarking mean satisfaction in each force and for regional groupings. [SUBSCRIBER REPORT] policinginsight.com/reports/…

The surge in micro-mobility is creating a range of challenges around e-bikes, e-scooters and other vehicles, from their use in robbery, theft and anti-social behaviour to concerns around risks to consumer safety, and fears of fires caused by unsafe batteries and chargers; Professor Clifford Stott and ACC Dr Nick Caveney of the Centre for Policing Research and Learning, and National Police Chiefs'​ Council (NPCC) leads T/DCC Catherine Akehurst and Commander Kyle Gordon, argue that regulation as part of a co-ordinated, cross-sector national response is the way forward. policinginsight.com/feature/… @PoliceChiefs @cliffordstott

More than a third of police officers across England and Wales are women, but while stages of the menopause will affect women for up to 40% of their adult lives, there is still a lack of understanding around symptoms and effects, says Metropolitan Police Detective Constable Angela Meadows, who warns that the combination of perimenopause and menopause with PTSD and complex PTSD can be debilitating and in some cases career-ending for female officers. policinginsight.com/feature/… @metpoliceuk

Andy Rhodes, Service Director of Oscar Kilo (the national police wellbeing service), fears that policing in England and Wales has a tendancy to “normalise” indicators of poor wellbeing and is urging leaders to “stop staring” at statistics and “get stuck into” tackling the problems, as he explained to Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons, after the latest National Workforce and Wellbeing Survey warned that police morale is “critically low” compared with other sector. [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/… @OscarKiloUK

Policing needs deep commitment, but when the uniform becomes an officer’s only reliable source of worth, belonging and purpose, a career disruption can become an identity crisis, says former law enforcement officer James Mitchell, who warns that this is not merely a personal wellness issue – it is an organisational risk that police services can address long before the badge or warrant card is returned. policinginsight.com/feature/…

A new report by the London Policing Ethics Panel warns that failures by the Metropolitan Police (MPS) to consult with and engage the public over its use of artificial intelligence (AI) in policing is “at odds with the principle of policing by consent”; the Panel also warns of the risks to both victims and suspects of the potential harms of AI errors, and the dangers of “cognitive surrender” by officers due to their over-reliance on the technology, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/… @metpoliceuk

The latest annual report by HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary of Scotland Craig Naylor calls for a “whole of system” approach to public service reform, together with strong leadership to deliver effective performance management and a greater use of technology, as the basis for continuing improvement of policing, reports Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons. [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/… @HMCICScotland @PoliceScotland