FOI 279-24 System Software

Enquiry Reference: 279 - 24                                                                         

 

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request, Below is your request and our response.

 

1: Can you please provide the system software name you use for recording crime?

I understand that police forces may (or may not depending on which one) use different softwares in recording and extracting crime data.

Niche RMS 2003 >

Icarus pre 2003

 

2: What programming language is your software written in?

No Information Held

 

3: In addition to this can you please provide whether you have the automated capacity (i.e in this case you would not have to manually review cases) to be able to fetch/retrieve the characteristics of

 

a: Ethnicity

 

Of suspect? Yes

Of victim? Yes

 

b: Nationality

 

Of suspect? Yes

Of victim? Yes

 

c: Religion

 

Of suspect? No

Of victim? No

 

d: Country of birth

 

Of suspect? Yes

Of victim? Yes

 

e: The legal residency (i.e whether the person was arrested for a crime who was then found to be illegally residing in the UK)

No

 

4: If YES to the above answers in 3, can you please provide the year when you first:

 

Recorded said characteristics? 2003

Were able to retrieve automatically on your software

Since the system was implemented, we can run reports or carry out searches (manual process).

 

 

The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.

 

If you are not satisfied with this response or any actions taken in dealing with your request, you have the right to request an independent internal review of your case under our review procedure. The APP College of Policing guidance states that a request for internal review should be made within 20 working days of the date on this response or 40 working days if extenuating circumstances to account for the delay can be evidenced.

 

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Decision Maker