Recommendation JB-15.15: SOP for covert monitoring post evidence recording

Finally, the MPS recognises the need to improve information sharing and recording tools, both for live operational purposes and to ensure a clear audit trail. At present, there is ongoing work at a national level to improve electronic logging systems for situational awareness and decision case management. The MPS is contributing as a key policing stakeholder in the development of the planned Dynamic Decision and Case Management System (D-DaCS) which is in the design stage. In light of anticipated significant changes to digital platforms used in CMPs, the MPS has not yet developed an SOP. Instead, the MPS has focused on reinforcing the national Surveillance MoS as it presently stands via internal guidance and training as described above. Further consideration to introducing an SOP will be given following the introduction of the technical solutions being progressed by the NPCC and other partners.

A number of digital platforms are currently in use within UKLE to record information / intelligence flow and resultant decision making. Two solutions, Situational Awareness system and a Decision and Case Management System, are currently being developed to better record and manage decision making within proactive operations (SIO / TFC). The Situational Awareness system is currently in procurement and implementation whilst the Decision / Case Management System is still in design and development.