FOI 221406

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 221406

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 10^th January 2023.  Please find below the response to your request:

I am currently engaged in research to understand which data modelling techniques used by the military and defence sectors might bring value to UK policing. In order to do this, I need to baseline the current maturity of these techniques in the police and criminal justice spaces.

To assist with this could the force provide me with the following information:

1.   Is the force currently working on or toward the creation of a ‘digital twin’ in order to model operational responses or future force strategy
2. Is the force currently engaged in any of the UK smart cities programmes or projects and if so which programmes of work?
3. Is the force currently working (either through partnership or informal agreements) with any academic institutions for either digital twins modelling or in relation to smart cities. If so, which institutions.

This request does not seek any operational information nor does it request any commercially sensitive details.

Reply

West Mercia Police does not hold the information you have requested

1. Is the force currently working on or toward the creation of a ‘digital twin’ in order to model operational responses or future force strategy

Currently no, however a briefing with College of Policing has taken place around the concept of Digital Policing

2.  Is the force currently engaged in any of the UK smart cities programmes or projects and if so which programmes of work?

No

3. Is the force currently working (either through partnership or informal agreements) with any academic institutions for either digital twins modelling or in relation to smart cities. If so, which institutions.

No