The Police IT Organization (Pito) is considering developments to the current National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (Nafis) used by all police forces in England and Wales, which carries prints of convicted criminals and crime scene forensic data.
Police forces currently take palm prints but their use is limited, so a national database would be a leap forward. The organization is looking for identification services to law enforcement agencies within the UK including systems development, integration of legacy equipment and systems and installation.