UK abandons police database cloud move after £35M transformation stalls

The UK Home Office is bringing the Police National Database (PND) cloud migration in-house after a transformation program faced an additional £26 million in costs and an 18 months delay. The PND shares information across all police forces, law enforcement agencies, and regulatory bodies. The crucial system was meant to shift to the cloud, but the procurement project was delayed by more than a year, as The Register reported. In a letter to MPs, Home Office Permanent Secretary Gareth Davies said the...