UK's top crime agency hamstrung by legacy IT, watchdog warns
05-06-2026 11:15 via theregister.com

UK's top crime agency hamstrung by legacy IT, watchdog warns

Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) has been told to urgently overhaul an IT estate so dysfunctional that officers say they are fighting serious organized crime despite the technology rather than because of it. A new report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has delivered a bruising verdict on the National Crime Agency's tech, concluding that the systems underpinning Britain's fight against organized crime are no longer up to the job. The criticism land
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