OPINION: With police forces needing to adopt and implement data-driven approaches to meet evolving crimes and demands, Charlotte Hails, Justice and Policing Lead and Head of Public Sector Vertical Strategy at Virgin Media O2 Business, argues that leveraging more benefits from policing’s partnerships with the private sector can help to address key challenges around skills shortages and investing in long-term technology strategies.

OPINION: With policing facing an expanding array of increasingly complex crime challenges, there is huge potential for digital transformation to help forces tackle that burden; Charlotte Hails, Justice & Policing Lead for Virgin Media O2 Business, argues that closer partnerships between policing and the private sector could help to overcome some of the existing constraints, and unlock the operational efficiencies that can enable forces to thrive.