Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
1. How many seats do you have in total in your control room?
a. How many of them are for call taking, dispatching and switching tasks?
2. What is the brand of the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) software used in your control rooms?
a. How many seats are dedicated for it?
b. When it was installed?
c. What is the cost of the CAD system, cost of integration and installation, and cost of maintenance and support?
3. What is the brand of the Evidential Voice Recording system for radio and telephony?
a. How many replay stations are available for it?
b. When it was installed?
c. What is the cost of the Evidential Voice Recording system, cost of integration and installation, and cost of maintenance and support?
4. What is the brand of the Telephony system for emergency and non-emergency calls from the public?
a. How many call taking positions are available?
b. When it was installed?
c. What is the cost of the Telephony system for emergency and non-emergency calls, cost of integration and installation, and cost of maintenance and support?
5. What is the brand of the Voice dispatch system for radio communications with operational units?
a. How many seats are dedicated for it?
b. When it was installed?
c. What is the cost of it, cost of integration and installation, and cost of maintenance and support?
6. What is the brand of the Contact Management System, the software used to manage the contact between public and call taking positions?
a. How many call taking positions are available?
b. When it was installed?
c. What is the cost of it, cost of integration and installation, and cost of maintenance and support?
7. Do you have broadband devices deployed to your field officers?
a. What brand are they?
b. Which Operating System are they using?
c. How many devices do you have at the moment?
d. When were they procured?
e. Do you plan to buy new devices soon, if so when?
In Response:
We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.
I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.
1.
NP has 2 sites:-
Ponteland 60 seats
South Shields 52 seats
a.
Ponteland
Call Taking 56
Dispatching* 32
South Shields
Call Taking 48
Dispatching* 28
* These seats are dual purpose, so can be utilised for call taking if required.
2.
NPICCS – in-house developed operational platform
a. All have access to this system
b. 1984
c. The NPICCS system is a fully in-house developed system of which the CAD system is only a small portion. As such that are no costs.
3. Weston Digital
a. All seats have replay ability
b. January 2007
c. Installation inc first year maintenance - £247,800
Maintenance and Support - £30,281pa
4. Openscape Contact Centre Enterprise
a. 51 dedicated, however as at question 1a, the dispatch consoles are dual purpose and can be utilised for call taking should the need arise.
b. January 2007
c. The telephony system was originally installed in 1990/1991, since then it has been upgraded many times and it is in the process of undertaking a technology refresh. Therefore in the time available it would be impossible to provide accurate costs.
5. Capita DS3000
a. 86
b. 2015/2016
c.£752,350 installation and £142,240.70pa support and maintenance
6. This is an in-house built Command and Control system with an in-house built front end. IMS/NPICCS
a.51 dedicated, however as at question 1a, the dispatch consoles are dual purpose and can be utilised for call taking should the need arise.
b.1984
c. As per answer 2c
7. We have smartphone devices allocated to our operational officers.
a. Nokia 640/640XL
b. Windows 8.1 mobile
c. Approximately 3750
d. May - July 2015
e. New devices have just been purchased and will be rolled to officers and staff over the coming months.
