Jo Coles - York and North Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime

Jo Coles - North Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime

DN7/YNYCA/M/DM/2025 – Digital Case Files

For approval of the Deputy Mayor

DN8=7/YNYCA/M/DM/2025

Date drafted: 25/11/2025

Executive Summary:

Digital Case Files – National mandated project is a national project driven by the Crown Prosecution Service.  This contributes to the Police and Crime Plan by working together with partners to ensure that quality case files are produced and submitted to the CPS, thereby also protecting the public in ensuring successful outcomes.

North Yorkshire police sought approval to utilise existing National Digital Project revenue budget to fund additional temporary police staff posts required to deliver the Digital Case Files (DCF) project within the required National timeframes. The budget is to be allocated from the Change Pipeline given Digital Case Files is a high priority due to it being a national mandated project with deadlines within the next 18 months.

The request sought approval to release £298,316 from the National Digital Project revenue budget to recruit to three fixed term roles to deliver the DCF project.

DCF is due for delivery May 2027, with project completion planned for July 2027, there is a 18 month lead-time to delivery.  NYP do not have sufficient resource availability to be able to accommodate a project of this size and complexity.

Decision

Approved

 

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