Vodafone UK has provided Apple iPad minis, 4G services and device management to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to reduce paperwork and give access to information on the move.
500 frontline officers are now using the devices after starting the trial in summer. The Met is now looking at an extension of the trial aimed at keeping London safer.
Since officers are able to access and update systems and databases, there is no need for them to return to the station to complete paperwork. Frontline officers can collect electronic witness statements and digital signatures at a crime scene, said Vodafone in a statement.
Adrian Hutchinson, head of Mobility Planning for the Metropolitan Police Service, said: “Working with Vodafone UK to deliver phase one of the project, we’ve already had a great response from officers who have used the devices.”
The project is part of the MPS’s Total Technology strategy (2014 to 2017) which sets the direction for an unprecedented transformation in its use of technology.
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