Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what the current target dates are for (1) the deployment into live operational use across all police forces of the core Law Enforcement Data Service Person, Vehicle, and Property products, (2) the complete migration of all user organisations and third-party interfaces from the Police National Computer, and (3) the final decommissioning and switch-off of the Police National Computer mainframe infrastructure.

The Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) Person, Vehicle and Property products are already live and in operational use across UK police forces due to the iterative development of the products. Adoption continues as forces transition users and operational activity from the Police National Computer (PNC) to LEDS. The programme is targeting completion of the remaining development, adoption and readiness activity in early 2027 as we prepare for our final stages for LEDS deployment before retiring the PNC.

Migration of user organisations and third-party interfaces from the Police National Computer (PNC) to the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) is being delivered iteratively to minimise risk. The programme is currently targeting a window beginning March 2027 for this activity, subject to readiness assurance and confirmation from policing of a suitable operational implementation window.

Once the transition of all police users to the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) has been completed and policing has confirmed that the Police National Computer is no longer required, the system will be disconnected and decommissioned. The decommissioning process is expected to take place between late 2027 and early 2028.