01 May 2009, 3:12pm
"Effective public protection rests on information management services which help engage with the public and build up trust through enhancing police processes and promoting business change, according to Derbyshire Constabulary. The Force has used its innovative partnership with Northgate Public Services, a leading provider of innovative services to the public sector, to successfully deliver additional protection and support for vulnerable people over the past year, whilst streamlining its information provision and standardising its procedures." (From a recent News published in Geo:UK April/May issue). Ian Blackhurst, Managing Director of Public Safety at Northgate Public Services, expands the message below.
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP PUTS INTELLIGENCE AT THE HEART OF POLICING
Effective public protection rests on information management services which help engage with the public and build up trust through enhancing police processes and promoting business change, according to Ian Blackhurst, Managing Director of Public Safety at Northgate Public Services, a leading provider of innovative services to the public sector.
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MD of Public Safety at Northgate Public Services

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