The Home Affairs Committee has expressed worry surrounding privatisation of IT services within police forces.

The Committee raised concerns regarding the procurement process, with Keith Vaz MP, Chairman of the Home Affairs Committee, commenting that: “greater private-sector involvement are being taken without clarity over their scope."

The Committee criticised outsourcing being carried between Surrey and the West Midlands Police for lacking in clarity, while highlighting the e-Borders programme as an example of wasted money due to the failure to establish clear goals.