Crime reporting portal shut down

Published on 24 Dec 2007

The police have closed their online crime reporting portal claiming "serious defects and delays".

The portal was linked to 53 police forces and allowed users to submit details of non-serious crimes. By 2007 the portal had received almost 300 reports.

A spokesperson for the National Police Improvement Agency said:

"The system that was in development was not fit for live use, due to a range of serious defects and delays, and consequently failed user acceptance testing."