The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland have selected Accenture to develop and maintain the new operational policing system for Police Scotland. The system, called i6, will support new standardised national policing processes and daily policing operations and investigations.

Work will begin this autumn on the development of i6, which will replace over 120 existing IT-and paper-based systems. The new system will allow users to manage, analyse and share operational and case information across Scotland, giving Police Scotland the high levels of data integration and information sharing required for their officers to work swiftly and effectively.

The roll out of i6, expected in late 2015, will double the amount of time officers have to spend on important frontline activities while also serving as a crime-fighting tool rather than a records management system. The implementation of i6 is hoped to contribute significant savings for Police Scotland.

The ten-year deal – with a possible extension to a maximum of 12 years - is estimated to be worth £39m, with another £8m for costs such as new hardware.

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