Launch of the Police Industry Charter

The new Police Industry Charter was launched on 13 March at the Security and Policing Conference, hosted by the Home Office's Joint Security & Resilience Centre, which sets out the foundational principles upon which industry supplier partners, whatever their product or services, together with UK policing can collectively adhere to. 

BlueLight Commercial in conjunction with NPCC, APCC, RISC, the Home Office and the Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser have agreed to manage and monitor the Police Industry Charter. 

Suppliers to policing of all sizes, regardless of their product or service, are now invited to find out more about and sign the Charter. The Charter is a voluntary commitment and is not a pre-requisite to working with policing. However, it will signal that suppliers are committed to working in partnership with policing through the five principles.

The five principles of the Charter:

1. Designing products, services, and systems on the principle of interoperability first. 
2. Adopting a Maximum Transparency by Default (MTBD) position for products and services.
3. Supporting the professional development of practitioners and senior leaders.
4. Supporting UK policing in delivering sustainability.
5. Collaboration and partnership.

Click here to read more, download the Charter and for supplier registration 

At the launch, the Charter was signed by: 

• Chief Constable Gavin Stephens – Chair, National Police Chiefs’ Council 
• Sir Matthew Rycroft – Permanent Secretary, Home Office 
• PCC Donna Jones – Chair, Association of Police and Crime Commissioners 
• Lianne Deeming – CEO, BlueLight Commercial 
• Professor Paul Taylor - Police Chief Scientific Adviser 
• Dame Julie Kenny – Chair, UK Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community

L-R: Professor Paul Taylor, Dame Julie Kenny, Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, Lianne Deeming

Lianne Deeming, CEO, BlueLight Commercial explained  

“The launch of the Charter is an exciting time, bringing policing and industry together in strategic partnership. We work closely with local and national suppliers of all sizes to blue light organisations, with relationships built on trust and collaboration ensuring the highest level of innovation and quality is delivered in the most commercially viable and sustainable way. 

“The Charter is a voluntary commitment and is not a pre-requisite to working with policing. However, it will signal that suppliers are committed to working in partnership with policing and embracing the foundational principles.” 

 NPCC Chair, Chief Constable Gavin Stephens said: “Technology presents tremendous opportunities for policing, and we owe it to our communities to explore them.  

“Policing must adapt and embrace technology or risk being left behind. New technology will help us tackle a broad range of crime, re-allocate officers and staff to the frontlines, and ultimately give the public a better service. 

“But to do this, we must use the right tools effectively, ethically and with support from industry partners.  

“By creating and fostering these mutually beneficial relationships, we are ensuring Forces will have access to the right suppliers, products and technical support, so they can deliver the excellent service the public deserves for generations to come. 

“The Charter sets out clear foundational principles for these collaborative relationships and we look forward to seeing what the future brings.” 

Permanent Secretary, Sir Matthew Rycroft said: 

“I am proud that the Home Office is supporting the development of new technologies in the UK to help reduce crime and keep our streets safe. 

“The principles in this charter will promote the safe and swift development, testing and implementation of those technologies, delivering value for money for the British public.”