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http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=20088 Police make 700,000 searches on national database22 June 2012 By Matthew D'Arcy Improved intelligence sharing has enabled police to crack down on drug traffickers and protect children from being groomed on Facebook, a year after the launch of the Police National Database, it has been claimed. But campaigners are still concerned about records on innocent people being stored and the UK's information regulator has warned information must be relevant and not held for any longer than necessary.
The Police National Database (PND) was launched in June 2011 to rectify shocking intelligence failings identified during the Bichard inquiry into the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
A year on, the National Policing Improvement Agency said the PND had transformed the way police and law enforcement agencies in the UK shared locally held intelligence and information, with forces previously reliant on slower and ineffective paper based systems.
700,000 searches made by police have helped to provide intelligence on organised crime and the wholesale supply of drugs. Potential leads in a double murder investigation were uncovered. Information helped police track down a missing registered sex offender. And the database helped police identify a repeat victim of domestic violence.
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