Wiltshire Police will provide over 1,000 frontline police officers with a digital policing app.

They will be able to capture information about incidents digitally, completing administrative tasks while in the field.

The aim is to enable them to maximise the time spent in their communities and engage with a population of more than 700,000 residents across the Wiltshire and Swindon areas.

Police officers can use their mobile devices to capture incident details, like road collisions and traffic infringements, rather than traditional paper notebooks.

The app allows reports to be shared securely with back-office systems, while officers remain in the field.

Thanks to auto-populated data and images, the app enables data consistency improvements, avoids duplications and better complies with criminal justice requirements. 

The app, called Pronto, was developed by Motorola Solutions and is already used by a number of police forces across the UK, including Lancashire Constabulary and West Yorkshire Police.

“Developed in Scotland, Pronto has become one of the most widely deployed mobile policing applications in Great Britain, trusted by more than 66,000 users,” said Fergus Mayne, country manager UK and Ireland at Motorola Solutions.

The system was mentioned in the Stop and Search data review in July 2022 to remedy data gaps, as just over 90% of records contain ethnic information.

This roll-out is taking place after Wiltshire Police was put into special measures as three areas were ranked as "Inadequate", the lowest ranking:

• Responding to the public

• Protecting vulnerable people

• Good use of resources

The deployment of this app is aligned with the force’s Police and Crime Plan 2022–2025 to provide officers and staff with appropriate technology tools to help better serve and engage with its population.