techUK is proud to announce the formalisation of its strategic partnership with the National Police Chiefs Council, Digital Data and Technology Coordination Committee (DDaT CC) and Science and Innovation Coordination Committee (SICC) with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday 16 October 2025.
The MoU goals to boost trade consciousness of the roles and aims of DDaT CC, SICC, and techUK inside policing provider communities and police forces. Its objective is to advertise a extra clear and accessible know-how market in policing, fostering stronger relationships between policing and the personal sector to help the shared duty of public security.
What is the objective of the partnership?
The partnership goals to strengthen collaboration between DDaT CC, SICC, and the know-how trade via common engagement by way of working teams, occasions, and boards, together with participation in techUK’s Justice and Emergency Services Management Committee. The MoU was urged off the again of a Justice and Emergency Services Management Committee assembly in June 2025, when Tony Blaker, NPCC, introduced the technique to our members, who confirmed a robust curiosity to help its implementation.
NPCC will be capable to utilise techUK as a impartial to interact with tech trade and deal with particular drawback statements collaboratively. The partnership additionally ensures ongoing updates on roadmap progress, invitations suggestions on National Policing Digital Strategy implementation, connects actions to the Police Academic Centres of Excellence for tutorial oversight, and incorporates public engagement and trust-building as key elements of science-driven innovation.
As NPCC Lead for Digital, Data and Technology, I’m decided to modernise our service and, in a world that’s turning into more and more digitally targeted, equip officers, workers and volunteers throughout the nation with the instruments wanted to higher defend the public.
As a number one UK know-how commerce affiliation and, in line with the goals of the National Policing Digital Strategy 2025-2030, our partnership with techUK is reflective of our dedication to work collaboratively with trade to embrace the alternatives introduced by know-how.
With over 1100 members from throughout the know-how sector, I’m absolutely assured that techUK is properly positioned to make sure we’re having the conversations wanted to drive this vital work ahead, with subject material specialists who can information the adjustments we make and guarantee they’re proportionate, cyber resilient and sustainable.
I look ahead to working alongside techUK and their expansive membership to drive innovation throughout policing, tackling the points being constantly confronted by our service, strengthening our workforce and above all, enhancing public security.
Chief Constable Rob Carden – NPCC Lead for Digital, Data and Technology
As such, the settlement reiterates this dedication, whereby techUK will function a impartial facilitator of collaboration and communication concerning their enabling pillars – knowledge and analytics, strategic alignment, modernised core knowledge and know-how, linked know-how, danger and safety, expertise, and open digital market place.
Over the subsequent 12 months, we’re excited to welcome common engagement between techUK, the DDaT CC and SICC, enabling the know-how trade with the alternative to contribute their experience to any future digital challenges and ‘art of the possible’ discussions.
The MoU signifies the three organisation’s dedication to strengthening the engagement between the tech sector and policing in the pursuit of leveraging the potential of know-how to enhance public security.
By fostering collaboration and information sharing, this settlement creates alternatives for dialogue, joint initiatives, and the alternate of experience, finally supporting a safer and extra resilient society.
Matthew Evans – COO and Director of Markets, techUK
As NPCC Lead for Science and Innovation, I’m decided that policing makes the most of cutting-edge analysis and know-how to higher defend the public.
Our partnership with techUK displays a shared dedication to harness science and innovation responsibly, making certain new concepts are moral, evidence-based and ship actual advantages for communities.
Working collectively, we are able to flip innovation into sensible options that strengthen policing and improve public security.
Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan – NPCC Lead for Science and Innovation