GTAC to cost £25m - Home Office 27/3/2000

[Caspar Bowden]

Home Office 27/3/2000: Press Release

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HUGE CASH BOOST TO BUILD A MODERN CRIME FIGHTING MACHINE

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27 March 2000 0171 273 4610

HUGE CASH BOOST TO BUILD A MODERN CRIME FIGHTING MACHINE

A total of £285 million, announced in last week's Budget, will be spent on
improving and modernising....

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· £25 million for the establishment of a Government Technical Assistance
Centre (GTAC);
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· £1.48 million on IT interfaces.

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Welcoming the new funding, Home Secretary Jack Straw said:
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"For example, much of the criminal justice system still lacks a modern and
integrated IT system. The Capital Modernisation Fund will help us put that
right. Making information available electronically to all the criminal
justice agencies will save time and money....."

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2. The breakdown of the CMF £157 million is as follows:
Scheme Amount
Government Technical Assistance Centre £25m
Video Recording Police Interviews £21m
DNA Database £14m
Restructuring the Prison Estate £40m
NSPIS £40m
Video Links - Modernising the Court Process £5.3m
Post-Release support hostel for prisoners after drug treatment £5m
Electronic 'chipping' of goods £4.5m
Project LION £0.95m
IT interfaces £1.48m
Total £157m
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