Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the funding for Bedfordshire Police’s pilot scheme with Palantir, Project Nectar, was ended.

Project Nectar was a pilot that explored the use of advanced data federation and analytics technologies to support operational policing. Bedfordshire Police has publicly reported that, during the trial, the platform reduced the time taken to complete certain safeguarding processes, including Clare's Law checks and referrals relating to at-risk children. As a result of these benefits, Bedfordshire Police continue to invest both locally and regionally in this technology.