Police: Training

(asked on 14th December 2021) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) training on how to identify and support victims of online abuse is made available to the police and (b) the police have adequate resources and technology to promptly investigate online abuse.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 22nd December 2021

The Digital Intelligence and Investigation (DII) programme, which is funded by the Home Office and run by the College of Policing, is aimed at ensuring front line officers and staff have the digital skills they need to undertake investigations effectively. This includes accredited training on digital forensics, internet intelligence and investigations and supporting victims of all digital crimes. A new module focusing on assessing risk and vulnerability in a digital environment is due to be released in January. This programme helps ensure the police have the range of skills they need to tackle a range of crimes which involve the internet.

We also fund the Police Online Hate Crime Hub to improve the police response to victims of online hate crime and help police forces to coordinate investigations. The Hub allows the public to report any online abuse through a single online portal, known as True Vision, and where a jurisdiction can be identified, it is passed to the relevant force. Where this is not possible (e.g. because a perpetrator cannot be identified) the Hub also directs support to victims.

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