Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of Digitally Enabled Policing Programme Work stream.
The paper will provide an update in respect of the work of the Digitally Enabled Policing Programme work stream in respect of the Mobile Working, Body Worn Video and Core Operational Solution projects.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 7 December 2022
Date : 07 December 2022
Location : online
COS Rollout
Key to the development and delivery of the new national crime platform is the migration of legacy data. A considerable amount of time is spent by COS staff assessing and putting in place methods to migrate relevant data from legacy crime systems into the new national crime platform. Implementing a new platform whilst at the same time transferring across legacy data (e.g. 472K location records for A-Division) is extremely complex requiring significant planning and technical problem solving expertise.
The challenge is such that for each divisional rollout in the North region, the implementation date had to be delayed to ensure the accurate transfer of legacy data with pinpoint accuracy. Whilst delays have been incurred, the rollouts have gone well with the benefits of a truly national crime platform being realised.
The focus for COS rollout has moved to the East region, with all four divisions developing an implementation plan. Work has already started on the technical requirements for the transfer of legacy data from each division into the national COS platform. It is important to note that each divisional rollout is different and the COS team have to start from the beginning in developing work to transfer significant volumes of legacy data each time they move to a new area. Following delivery to the East, implementation activity will be carried out for the West which is widely recognised as being the most challenging area owing to the volume of data to be transferred from an ageing legacy system and the significant change this will be for the largest regional rollout for Police Scotland.
The COS project was previously due to conclude by March 22/23 financial year. Like other parts of the organisation they have seen the loss of Police Officers and Support Staff. The staff concerned being technically skilled, each having their own area of expertise, their loss is slowing the COS rollout and impacting delivery. For this reason, project status is and has been tracking as red. Owing to the delays with data migration and implementation, it is recognised that COS will not be in operation across Police Scotland by March 2023 and the project will require to be extended. The project plan is being updated to this effect and the current assessment is for the rollout to be completed by December 2023, assuming a further uplift in the existing project resource levels is realised and that officer training abstractions can be accommodated over already pressurised summer months.
