Memex to implement information management solution for Surrey Police

(02/10/2009)

Surrey Police is to implement an enterprise-wide information management system from Memex. The system will be implemented in phases over the next three years joining all Surrey Police’s key police business functions under one platform.

The system forms part of the force’s ‘Programme Enterprise’ which will bring together all of Surrey’s policing functions, systems and sources which have, until now, been handled separately. It will ultimately link all recorded information and intelligence across the force which includes Memex’s core Intelligence, Crime, plus Case and Custody solutions.

This will give all users across the entire force a valuable tool to predict, prevent and respond to crime. It will also help to free police time, reduce reliance on paperwork, and improve the quality of information held in their systems, thus helping the force to meet the challenge of tight budgets in the years ahead.

The Memex solution, which was chosen over several high profile vendors, supports the UK policing strategy in guiding police officers and staff in their dealings with the public. The system, which goes live in 2011, replaces Surrey Police’s existing crime and intelligence system which was first introduced in 1993. The new system will be operational before the 2012 London Olympics, helping the force respond effectively to the policing challenges the event will bring.

“Surrey is already one of the most efficient police forces with one of the lowest rates of crime in the country,” said its Chief Constable, Mark Rowley. “The new enterprise system will help us to maintain that status by increasing our ability to deliver our business with the benefit of a comprehensive knowledge of the issues in hand, improving service and reducing risk to public and police and maintaining Surrey’s status as one of the safest places to live.”

Memex systems are also used by leading UK law enforcement agencies and the fact that Surrey and its neighbouring police forces will be using similar technology will be a benefit for Surrey’s Operation Shield, which targets cross-border offenders, many of whom come from London.

David Carrick, CEO of Memex, said: “This is one of the biggest IT implementations in the UK law enforcement community and it is a contract we are very excited about. We will be working collaboratively with Surrey Police to deliver our market ready Crime and Intelligence Management solution, as well as building, in partnership, Case and Custody solutions in the next few years. This fits with Surrey’s business processes and will allow them to become truly intelligence-led. We understand the value of intelligence and this umbrella solution will improve the way they gather and share information and help them to deliver an enhanced level of service.”

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