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There is now wide-ranging recognition of the problem, but there is still no overarching, end-to-end criminal justice IT strategy, properly resourced and with clear leadership. Capital funding for policing technology has been squeezed in recent settlements, with forces often relying on short-term fixes or diverting revenue budgets just to keep ageing systems alive. The result is that a large share of technology spending simply maintains outdated platforms, leaving little room for the modern, secure, integrated infrastructure that policing so desperately needs.