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Latest Scottish DNA Database Statistics

Latest quarterly statistics (October - December 2011) of information held on the Scottish DNA Database

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New Chief Information Officer joins SPSA

Martin Leven has joined SPSA as the organisation's new Chief Information Officer.

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SPSA Welcomes Announcement of Single Scottish Police Service

Andrea Quinn, Chief Executive SPSA comments on the creation of a single Scottish police service.

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Criminal Justice  

Our Criminal Justice business area provides and manages vital integrated information systems for the eight Scottish police forces and the wider criminal justice community within Scotland.   It is made up of a range of different services each one providing a central information support service for our customers in policing.

The focus of our support is centred around providing and managing a range of criminal information solutions:

  • Criminal History System (CHS)
  • Scottish Intelligence Database (SID)
  • Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)
  • Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) 

Criminal Justice is home to 50 employees - a mix of both police officers and support staff. 

The officers and support staff work together to ensure that support is available to the Scottish police forces and  associated agencies on a 24/7 basis, offering an invaluable service to aid them in the ongoing fight against crime.