The Data Protection Compliance and Audit team ensures that departments across the Force are compliant in their information use. It does this by processing transactional audits, investigating data breaches, writing information sharing agreements and by wielding influence to ensure data protection is woven into new system and process designs.

Information Security makes sure that information is protected from unauthorised access, modification or destruction while also being readily available to those who need it. This involves continual risk assessment and ensuring that tools and systems are in place to establish a culture of information security within the Force.  

The Review Retention and Disposal (RRD) team is the part of the Records Management team that gathers information on the offending history of individuals and decides whether records should be retained or disposed of in compliance with Management of Police Information (MoPI) legislation. The Team also handles police record enquiries from the public.

A driving force of more modern approaches to information management, the M365 team develops innovative records management solutions using Microsoft 365—particularly SharePoint and Teams—and trains teams across the Force on how to use them.    

The Information Access team handles Freedom of Information and Right of Access requests made by the public and internal team. They ensure that requests are processed in an efficient manner and that sensitive information is handled carefully and in line with legislative standards.