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Public Safety news in the UK

An overview of news, trends and research in the Public Safety industry in the UK:

London Police selects Capita and PwC for Action Fraud upgrade work City of London Police has selected Capita and PwC to support with upgrading the services of its fraud reporting division.
28 June 2023
ReSolve assists with sale of surveillance firm Cloudview UK Restructuring consultancy ReSolve has completed the sale of Cloudview Holdings and Cloudview UK out of administration.
27 March 2023
Metropolitan Police Service hands Atos new application contract Atos has extended its long-standing partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service, with the award of a new contract.
30 November 2021
Capgemini named strategic infrastructure services provider for Met Police Global IT consultancy Capgemini has been awarded a contract to supply technical support for the Metropolitan Police Service.
25 May 2021
ESA selects CGI and University of Leicester for wildfire mapping project CGI has been awarded a European Space Agency contract to develop a new wildfire mapping service.
25 February 2021
Fifth of consumers in Ireland worry 5G has 'health risks' A new study of Irish consumers has found that around 20% believe there are health risks associated with 5G technology.
08 December 2020
UK scores highly in digital maturity of passport services Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK have been assessed as having the highest maturity of digital passport services in the world.
09 October 2020
Social Security Scotland hands contract to Deloitte Consulting Deloitte Consulting has landed another major contract from the Scottish Government to help develop its Social Security Scotland programme.
15 July 2020
Economic impact of terrorism soars to $83 billion per year The impact of terrorism on society and economy has soared in the past decade.
29 October 2019
Government criticised for 'racially biased' facial image database The UK Home Office has come under pressure not to pursue the use of facial recognition database in the policing of Britain.
21 May 2019
Charities highlight value added by refugee workforce A coalition of charities has warned that refugees are grossly underrepresented in the workforce, while issuing a set of guidelines for businesses to provide more opportunities to them.
17 May 2019
Arup launches VR tool to design child-friendly cities Arup has forged a new partnership with the Bernard van Leer Foundation to combine their design expertise and knowledge of child development to help improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulne
19 February 2019
Mott MacDonald supplies plans for North Lincolnshire flood defences The drive to prepare the Don Valley area for flooding in the future has taken a major step forward, with construction commencing on £13 million defence plans.
20 September 2018
PwC UK scrutinised over bid for major Saudi Arabia contract PwC’s UK wing has found itself at the heart of a storm regarding Saudi Arabia’s human rights reputation, following a bid which the firm reportedly tabled for a contract to facilitate the modernisatio
06 August 2018
Deloitte finds ambulance staff felt 'voiceless and disempowered' The organisation behind NHS ambulance services in the East of England has been found to host high levels of disaffection among its staff, with many employees telling researchers at Big Four firm Delo
02 August 2018
Blockchain could boost Aerospace and Defence digital thread performance A global survey of senior executives in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific has found that Blockchain technology is increasingly being used to extend the digital capacity of organisations across a
23 July 2018
Accenture helps Canadian government with new border security app The federal government of Canada has hired Accenture to develop a new border security application.
02 March 2018
Engineering consultants support Ho Chi Minh City water upgrade To improve the water waste infrastructure of Ho Chi Minh City, the Ria Vung Tau Urban Sewerage and Development Company, supported by finances from Dutch Government's Facility for Infrastructure Devel
04 August 2017
Ecorys to study restriction of financing of terrorism The European Commission have enlisted consultancy Ecorys to collaborate with the CEPS, to will undertake a study on restricting cash payment linked to the funding of terrorist activities.
03 August 2017
Portuguese police raid BCG office amid client corruption case Professional services firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) were the recent targets of a raid by Portuguese police after a local client became the subject of a corruption inquiry.
30 June 2017
KPMG Crimsonwing wins ERP rollout tender with UK police forces The police forces of Surrey, Sussex and Thames Valley have selected KPMG to design and deliver an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to improve the forces’ service portfolio and efficiency.
17 May 2016
Military spending of NATO members drops by 200 billion in 6 years Total military spending by NATO members has dropped by one fifth over the past six years, a hefty $200 billion, reveals an analysis on new data released by the intergovernmental military alliance.
04 May 2016
The Scottish Boarder Council hires CGI for IT transformation The Scottish Boarder Council is, like many councils across the UK, seeking to add digital channels to provide citizens with additional means to manage services and pay bills.
13 April 2016
MPS hires CSC to deliver a range of technology solutions The UK Metropolitan Police Service has hired CSC to deliver a range of device based technology solutions as part of the force's capability enhancement and cost reduction procedures.
25 March 2016
Accenture wins IT contract with Metropolitan Police Service The London’s Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and the Metropolitan Police Service have selected Accenture to deliver a range of digital technologies and transformations within the MPS over the c
23 March 2016
Arup & Atkins JV wins Thames Tideway Tunnel contract To relieve the Thames river ecosystem of damaging raw sewage, and meet EU regulations, London is set to receive a major upgrade to its sewage system.
21 January 2016
Oxera Consulting: Building affordable flood insurance In Europe, the risk of flooding is projected to increase due to climate change.
15 January 2016
UK Generation Z wants more emphasis on cyber security Almost half (43%) of UK’s Generation Z want more focus on fighting cybercrime than on real-world crime, research by PA Consulting Group shows.
28 December 2015
Capgemini to launch security centre in South Wales Capgemini will open a new application delivery centre focused on security related issues, in Treforest, South Wales. The £18.
04 November 2015
Home Office picks Arup to digitalise emergency services Arup has been appointed to the £1 billion Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme from the Home Office, whose aim is to bring emergency services communications into the digital age.
24 September 2015
Capita to provide Welsh fire and rescue control centre Capita has won the contract to deliver a command and control platform to the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service in Wales.
16 July 2015
Mott MacDonald designs Stonehaven flood protection Design consulting firm Mott MacDonald has been hired by the Aberdeenshire Council to design the flood protection for the city of Stonehaven.
25 June 2015

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