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RSS offender'Incompetent': The verdict on gov't prisoner database
News Parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee has branded the implementation of the National Offender Management Information System (C-Nomis) a failure. Chair of the PAC, Edward Leigh, said of the... [03 Nov 2009]
Let's shine a light into the public sector IT money pit
Comment Take for example the £7.2bn Defence Information Infrastructure or the £513m National Offender Management Information Service. Government spends loads of cash on IT with few returns. Nick Heath looks at what could be done... [17 Aug 2009]
Pay gap: UK female execs better off in IT
News This contrasts starkly with female fortunes in the media sector - the worst inequality offender - where women execs are paid a third less (34 per cent) than men, despite reaching top roles three years earlier, according... [30 Jul 2009]
Whitehall IT to pack its bags for pastures new?
News Andrew Gay, acting CIO for the Ministry of Justice, said there is scope for more work to be carried out offshore in his department, giving the example of application development for a system such as the C-Nomis offender... [24 Jun 2009]
Ministry of Justice slashes IT bill by £110m
News The report adds that in 2009/10 the ministry will "increase [its] efficiency further" by "establishing a single IT function for MoJ, bringing together services which have previously been provided by Noms (National... [16 Jun 2009]
Ageing probation tech failing to keep tabs on prisoners
News Director general of the National Offender Management Service (Noms), Phil Wheatley, said the bridging system is preferable to a single integrated system. Rather than natively interoperate with the National... [11 Jun 2009]
Prisoner database hit by delays, budget blowout
News The National Offender Management Information System (C-Nomis) was intended to replace old case management systems with a single integrated source of real-time information on offenders to be used by prison and probation... [12 Mar 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.01.09
Round-Up The Programme for Offender Learning and Resettlement Information Services is being trialled in eight London prisons and lets prisoners visit pre-approved websites to take part in online learning and job hunting. [16 Jan 2009]
Job-hunting prisoners get web access behind bars
News The Programme for Offender Learning and Resettlement Information Services (Polaris) is being trialled in eight London prisons. Prisoners in London are being allowed limited access to some websites as part of pilot... [14 Jan 2009]
How tech keeps young offenders on straight and narrow
Case Study The system enables YOTs to rapidly advise the courts on which institution will best suit a young offender and allows the courts to notify the institution, which can then plan the offender's stay in custody. [06 Jan 2009]
Beat bobbies need more cash for smartphones
News However the report noted Staffordshire Police recommend officers resort to communicating by radio rather than through the PDA if they suspect an offender may become violent. Despite calls for more money to give all... [10 Nov 2008]
Internet blacklisting tool unveiled
News Local networks also create their own local worst-offender lists (LWOLs) but these aren't capable of dealing with attackers that are encountered by that network for the first time. Security researchers have taken a page... [28 Jul 2008]
Courts to save millions with streamlined tech
News It provides a rapid snapshot of the criminal justice system allowing problems with offender management to be spotted and put right within weeks. Courts and police forces could save tens of millions of pounds thanks to... [17 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…
Comment Perhaps the individual's sex offender status could be recorded on the card? Social networking safety plan Social networks to stamp out sex offenders This may have good intentions but will be easy to bypass. [10 Apr 2008]
People are mugs over identity theft
Comment If you have ever attempted to report an internet-related crime at your local police station, you can imagine how the civilian assistant - it's unlikely you'll see a police officer - will react to your claiming from behind a reinforced... [08 Apr 2008]
