§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to introduce legislation that will enable local authorities to control the
Force Function Manufacturer All forces … The Police National Computer (Home Office maintained) Indices to— Criminal records, Wanted and Missing Persons, Stolen Vehicles, Vehicle Owners, Fingerprint records. Burroughs Metropolitan Police … Indices to— Crime, Criminals and their associates. CTL Thames Valley … Analysis and process of force collator's records (Joint Home Office—Force experiment). Honeywell Suffolk … Command and Control and Operational Information GEC Additionally, most police forces make use of their local authority computer primarily for administrative tasks such as pay and pensions and statistics.