Soham
RSS Soham£75m police database: "A major weapon in crime fight"
News In his 2004 report, which followed the murder of two Soham schoolgirls, Sir Michael Bichard called for a national police intelligence system to be set up as a priority. This was one of the key recommendations of my... [06 Apr 2009]
Soham report IT systems still not in place
News Key computer systems demanded to protect the public in the wake of the Soham murders have not been delivered. A total of 31 recommendations were made by Sir Michael Bichard in the wake of the Soham... [17 Jul 2008]
Police intelligence system delayed until 2010
News The national police intelligence database recommended following the Bichard inquiry into the Soham murder investigation will not be fully operational until 2010. But new Home Secretary John Reid insisted "good progress"... [26 May 2006]
Police go ahead with £367m national intelligence system
News The Home Office has finally approved a £367m plan to develop a national police intelligence system following the recommendation made almost two years ago by the Bichard Report into the Soham murder investigation. [20 Apr 2006]
Schools to scrutinise background checkers
News In response to the Bichard inquiry into the Soham murders, the Home Office said the 14,000 organisations currently registered to perform background checks will now be streamlined. Schools are to be given better access to... [07 Apr 2006]
Police murder enquiry system gets upgrade
News For example, Holmes 2 was used during the Soham murders enquiry and the 7/7 London bombings. Plans are being developed to replace the serious crime investigation system used by UK police. The Police Information... [14 Mar 2006]
National police intelligence system looks at using existing IT
News The government is considering using the existing Criminal Justice IT (CJIT) hub as the basis for the national police intelligence system recommended by the Bichard Report following the intelligence failings of the Soham... [03 Mar 2006]
Police get national intelligence sharing tool
News Police will be able to cross-check whether other forces around the country hold information about someone they are investigating using a new database tool implemented by the Home Office following the Bichard Report into the failings of... [10 Feb 2006]
Police intelligence database progress slammed
News IT suppliers have hit out at the lack of progress made by the Home Office on the national police intelligence system recommended by the Bichard Inquiry into the Soham murder investigation. Sir Michael Bichard's report in... [23 Jan 2006]
Murder inquiry chief meets IT cops to big-up Visor
News Police IT specialists have met with the head of the Soham murders inquiry, Sir Michael Bichard, in a bid to improve information sharing. Bichard met the chairman of the Police Information Technology Organisation (Pito),... [02 Sep 2005]
£10m police database tracks violent offenders and paedophiles
News A web-service interface is currently being developed that will allow Visor to link with the Scottish Intelligence Database used by police north of the border, and there are plans to create an interface with the national police... [18 Aug 2005]
Rising costs to limit number of criminal record checks
News Along with pressure on the cost of supporting free criminal records checks for voluntary and charity organisations, the CRB is facing increased costs of integrating with the national police intelligence database as a result of the... [21 Jul 2005]
Soham inquiry criticises progress on police intelligence system
News The inquiry set up to investigate policing failures that allowed Soham murderer Ian Huntley to slip through the net has expressed concern about the government's progress on the key recommendation for a national police... [15 Mar 2005]
Police forces examine intelligence sharing options
News The Home Office is set to introduce a national police intelligence system, called Impact, by 2007 as a direct result of the Bichard report into intelligence failures during the investigation of the Soham murders. [08 Mar 2005]
DVLA databases only "40 per cent" accurate
News It also calls for a national "vehicle intelligence data warehouse" to reduce reliance on locally produced and held information, which would also fit into the national intelligence sharing strategy put forward by the Bichard Inquiry into... [03 Nov 2004]
