GMP could be stuck with 'inadequate' computer system until 2026

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A replacement for GMP's 'inadequate' computer system may only be installed by 2026 because of problems encountered during the original tender exercise, according to Chief Constable Stephen Watson.

The software, PoliceWorks, was blasted in an inspection that placed GMP in special measures after it was found the force failed to properly record an estimated 80,000 crimes.

The chief constable announced in March 2022, a year after he was installed to transform the ailing force, that the records management system would be replaced.

Two years on, the old system remains and it could be late 2025 or even early 2026 before it is finally replaced, according to the chief constable, who admitted the force had abandoned its original tender process because it was 'less and less impressed' with the options and launched another one to encourage a 'broader market'. READ MORE: Police watchdog make decision on Manchester Arena cops who took two-HOUR kebab break on night of bomb The force splashed out £27m when it launched a new computer system called iOPS (Integrated Operational Policing System) which went live in July 2019, some 19 months behind schedule.