HUMBERSIDE Police have been given £900,000 in Government money to buy tablet computers for officers.
Police officers and PCSOs across the force area will be given Panasonic tablet computers, which will allow them to complete paperwork while out on the beat.
The roll-out follows a trial in Cottingham, which is said to have allowed each officer to spend around two more hours each day on the streets.
Humberside police and crime commissioner Matthew Grove said: 'The public constantly tell us they want to see officers out on patrol in their communities but there will always be administrative duties they need to carry out.
'At present our officers are constantly pulled back into police stations as our IT is static and outdated.
'The average person in the street has more information on the smartphone in their pocket than a police officer carries.
'Not only will the new technology bring us into the 21st Century but, more importantly, it will increase the visibility of our officers at a time of reducing staff numbers.'
The grant has come from the Home Office Police Innovation Fund, following an application by Humberside and South Yorkshire Police. The two forces share an IT department and previously shared a £1m grant from the fund for investment in mobile technology.
Policing minister Mike Penning said: 'This bid displayed a high level of ambition.'
The Government said a similar grant will be made next year.
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