Insights

Securing the new houses bonus for Walsall Council

Helping Clackmannanshire Council to get vital support to people in need

Delivering safer streets: how facial recognition can prevent crime and protect communities

Facial recognition technology can support the Safer Streets Mission by helping police forces to prevent serious harm and tackle low-level crime. 

Finding £4.8m additional revenue for Birmingham City Council

Live facial recognition technology is growing fast in law enforcement. We set out its benefits to explain why.

Law enforcement technology is evolving fast, and live facial recognition plays a key part in the ecosystem. From strengthening security ahead of major events to finding suspects fast, we explain why its popularity is rising around the world.  

London Fire Brigade chooses NEC Software Solutions for improved emergency response

Tuesday 13^th May 2025 – London Fire Brigade (LFB) has selected NEC Software Solutions UK (NECSWS) to enhance its emergency response and mobilising system. The new system will introduce cutting-edge technology, make it easier and quicker for the public to contact the Brigade and improve their response to emergencies across the capital.

4 more councils go live with NEC Pathways

Four additional councils looking to better support young people are now live with our end-to-end youth offending case management solution. We look at the challenges they face and explore why each of them chose NEC Pathways to help turn young lives around.

Redesigning the National Deaf Children’s Society website

How retrospective facial recognition systems transform criminal investigations

As crime gets more sophisticated, law enforcement technology must evolve to stay ahead. A retrospective facial recognition system is an ideal tool for this fast-paced world, because it helps officers to identify suspects in a fraction of the time.

Collaboration and Interoperability with an integrated Gazetteer Management System

Gazetteers are used across a range of industries to provide place names, coordinates and descriptions that help give a detailed source of location information, often visualised on a map by integrating with GIS mapping software. 

Improving access to respiratory testing and aiding diagnosis

Tools to help engage people in retrofitting their homes