Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of an overview of the progress and direction of the Policing in a Digital World Programme (PDWP).
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 19 March 2025
Date : 19 March 2025
Location : online
Summary
Please find attached the Policing in a Digital World Programme (PDWP) Annual Report 2025, which provides an overview of the journey since publication of the first PDWP Annual Report in March 2024, and documents the work over the last calendar year in terms of the various projects and work streams and the planned deliverables for 2025/26.
It outlines detail of capabilities delivered since the last annual report, including digital evidence detection dogs trained to detect a wide range of digital devices, and digital forensics vans allowing for ‘at-scene’ triage of digital devices. Another success of this year is the introduction of Police Cyber Alarm (PCA) which supports developing the Scottish intelligence picture and enables businesses to be aware of the threats their network face daily, providing them with the opportunity to take the necessary remediation measures.
Looking to the year ahead PDWP will support the delivery of key milestones set out within the Police Scotland Three-year Business Plan through workstreams to better prevent, protect, prepare and pursue fraud and cybercrime. These activities include, the establishment of a cyber and fraud specialist division, enhancing Police Scotland’s existing digital forensic capability and obtaining internationally recognised accreditation for digital forensic activity, and to develop cyber and online training for the workforce.
