The Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser (OPCSA) maintains the website.
The OPCSA delivers independent and timely scientific and technology advice to NPCC members on strategic, policy and operational issues, and drives the strategic growth of science and technology across NPCC portfolios.
Here you will find the NPCC science and technology strategy which guides S&T across all of policing, an introduction to the Police Chief Scientific Adviser and an overview of the Police Science Council - a publicly appointed, independent expert committee which provides advice to policing.
Work with us to help shape the future of policing. We collaborate with researchers, innovators and partners to turn evidence, science and technology into practical solutions for operational policing. Together, we explore new opportunities, challenge existing practices and drive innovation to help policing meet current and future demands.
The OPCSA publishes funding calls and opportunities relevant to policing science and technology on this page.
If you are seeking potential funding partners or require a letter of support for your research, please contact [email protected].The team is keen to hear about your proposal and can provide appropriate advice and support.
Stay up to date with the latest announcements and insights from across the science and innovation community.
Here you will find details of upcoming events, webinars and opportunities to engage with partners across policing, academia and industry.
Search and find reports, case studies, publications and videos all in one handy location.
Policing Tomorrow explores the future of science and technology in policing.
Here you will find insights into emerging innovation and research, and how these are helping to strengthen policing and better protect the public.
Welcome to the home of science and technology in policing
The Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser welcomes you to the home of UK policing science and technology. Bringing together policing, academia and industry, we enable collaboration and share insight to support an evidence-led police service.
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The Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser (OPCSA) is pleased to share the recognition of Professor Paul Taylor, Chief Scientific Adviser, in the King’s Birthday Honours, where he has been made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to science and technology in policing.
Policing in England and Wales holds a significant volume of data and relies on it every day to inform decisions, prioritise resources and protect the public. Turning that into usable insight, at pace, remains challenging. The National Data Integration and Exploitation Service (NDIES) has been developed as a national technical and advisory service, as part of the National Data and Analytics Office (NDAO) to help bridge that gap, making it easier to connect data, access it more efficiently, and use it to inform day-to-day decisions.
Work to develop the Science and Technology Profession for Policing is moving into its next phase, with plans for a future Police Science and Technology Academy continuing to progress.
Explore the policing science system
See how technology, insight and research interconnects with the problems that policing is trying to tackle.
Communicate
Communicate across policing, industry, and academia to build awareness of policing challenges and catalyse a shared sense of effort.
Explore
Explore science and technology threats and opportunities using horizon scanning tools, considering public support, fairness, ethics, and legal and regulatory environments.
Prioritise
Prioritise using a robust process, on what science and technology we will lead, collaborate and follow; decide, based on available resources, where we will invest our efforts.
Research
Research using systematic, multidisciplinary investigation issues and possible solutions, to improve our knowledge.
Innovate
Innovate by working with industry and academia to turn knowledge into solutions that create benefit, such as new tools or better processes.
Build
Build complete solutions that encompass workforce, policy, legal and public accountability, and are designed to last.
Source
Source science and technology using effective commercial models. For S&T that is commercially available, this is where the journey for the solution starts.
Deploy
Deploy the solution, train people to use, operate and maintain it, ensuring there is sufficient resilience.
Evaluate
Evaluate existing science and technology to drive further development, assess the value being added, and to identify and address any unintended effects.