Digital and IT boost included as part of £4.25m funding package for domestic abuse services
Digital and IT infrastructure is to be enhanced among the providers of services for domestic abuse victims as part of a £4.25m government funding package. Upgrades to technology as well...
Government organises virtual supplier demos for digital justice evidence sharing (DESC) procurement programme
The Scottish Government hosted a series of virtual supplier product demonstrations as it looks to procure a £20m digital evidence sharing capability (DESC) platform for the justice system. Four companies...
Scotland’s student loans agency uses facial recognition to catch fraudster
The Students Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) used technology that is not even available to Police Scotland, which has placed a moratorium on its use amid human rights concerns. The...
Police Scotland operations transformed by mobile devices
The roll-out of mobile devices by Police Scotland has freed up more than 400,000 hours of officer time in just one year, transforming policing in communities across the country. The...
Success as Police Scotland targets online child abuse
One hundred suspects have been arrested in the past six months by Police Scotland in a crackdown on online child abuse. Officers from Police Scotland’s Internet Investigations Unit have prepared...
Lord Carloway calls for legislation to address court backlog
Scotland’s most senior judge has called for new legislation to address the growing backlog of court cases. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, said measures proposed so far had simply been...
The Scottish Police Authority publish £6m tender document
In a tender notice published this week, the authority is inviting bids from software and services suppliers to create a virtual analytics platform, acquire a metadata management product and data...
Criminals seek to exploit COVID-19 outbreak
Criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic and playing on the fears of businesses and the public, Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime Taskforce has heard. Organised crime groups are now focusing on targeting those most...
Impact of COVID-19 on crime
An analysis of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown has shown a decrease in almost all areas of crime recorded by police. However, the statistics, which compare data from...
Innovative thinking needed to support justice in pandemic
All new trials across Scotland have been suspended due to the pandemic and many courts are closed, with cases before sheriffs taking place in 10 hub courts across the country....
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