Steria, a leading European IT-enabled business services provider, has announced the extension of its shared services partnership with Cleveland Police Authority which will deliver additional savings in excess of €10 (£9 million).

A number of additional support services will be delivered alongside those undertaken by Steria at the start of the ten-year contract in October 2010. Effective from 1st July 2011, Steria’s remit will include centralising Crime Management units in each of the four Force districts and merging with the control room, as well as civilianising a newly combined Risk and Operational Planning unit that will handle emergency and event planning together with risk assessment and safety. As with all services Steria provides to Cleveland, these additional services will enable officers to devote more time to operational policing, through significantly reduced paperwork.

Peter Race, Chair of Cleveland Police Authority, commented: “When we embarked on the partnership with Steria we set ourselves the key objectives of delivering better services to the public, generating €55 million (£50 million) savings over ten years and maintaining a strong front-line service. The benefits generated by this partnership have helped us weather the pressures so far and this latest development will help us extend the benefits even further.”