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Strathclyde Police says IT transfer is major risk |
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Monday, 10 March 2008 |
Scotland’s largest police force considers the handover of its computer systems to the troubled Scottish Police Services Authority a major risk to its ability to operate effectively, less than one month before the transfer is due to take place.
Strathclyde Police have the transfer of its information and
communication technology services listed on its Force Risk Register,
the document that records major strategic risks to the force and
operational.
The SPSA will take on all ICT services for Scotland’s eight police forces on April 1 in accordance with legislation.
The transfer was originally listed on the FRR at a June 2007 meeting of
the Strathclyde Police executive. The SPSA is yet to sign service level
agreements with any of the eight Scottish forces as regards the
transfer of IT services on April 1.
The SPSA describes service level agreements as “the level of service
required in service hours, response and fix times, internal/external
support arrangements, continuity arrangements and reporting metrics.”
One person has commented on this article. 1. Strathclyde Police says IT transfer is major risk
Anonymous, Unregistered I work for another force in ICT services. less than 3 weeks and we still dont know who is managing us, who to contact for budgets/purchasing, or how to progress with projects, as a hold has been put on us for the forseeable future. It is generally seen as a shambles with no structure, not the level of support that the Police, who have to work under difficult circumstances day to day should have to contend with.
Hard questions should be asked as to the operating competence of the SPSA on the 1st April.
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