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The Chronicle Search module has now been written and will be tested over a period of three months by three forces to ensure that it meets the needs of Search teams.

The module records and audits search officers’ occupational and operational competencies and utilises the same easy to use interface, management reports and comprehensive audit trail as the Dogs, Firearms and Armoury modules. This winning combination won a European tender (T1023/09) in late 2009, which has paved the way for over 50% of UK police forces to procure the system via a streamlined business process.

We have liaised with many forces and the Police National Search Centre to ensure that Chronicle Search meets the current demands placed upon the service.

Chief Inspector Phil Thomas, from the Specialist Search Support, Police National Search Centre states:

"The Search Module has been developed in consultation with the Police National Search Centre and adds another effective management tool to the Chronicle Suite."

Below are some examples of the information available to users.

Operational Competence

Chronicle Search captures all officers’ operational deployments to ensure Operational competency in line with national and local guidance. Records include:

• Deployment roles performed by search officers during Operations
• Feedback on operational performance
• Numbers of Operations each officer has been deployed on
• Officers’ and Commanders’ authorisation status report (see below)
• Complete operational history, including Commander logs / taped briefing / search records / building plans / maps/ photographs and video footage
• PORTA-Counting (trained Staff / annual equipment test for search officers)
• Immunity inoculations (Hazardous Search)
• A professional register for audit in any post incident enquiry.

An example Search Officer Status Report can be seen below.

Occupational Competence

Chronicle Search will record all search training in line with the National Search Centre guidance and local training procedures for both Commanders and Search officers ensuring occupational competence. Chronicle will achieve this using common national terminology making it easy and familiar to use. Records include:

• Modules and units from National training material. ( Once published)
• Instructor logs show all training delivered by individual Instructors
• Development plans undertaken by officers
• Feedback on each individual officer’s record
• Occupational competence with comprehensive training records
• Status of Search Officer / Commander in relation to any module or unit
• Time lapses on individual units
• Minimum standards reports with easy-to-view matrices
• Instructor assessments to ensure competence of training delivery
• PORTA-Counting (trained Staff / annual equipment test for search officers)

Click on the PDF link below to download a document which details the Benefits and Features of Chronicle Search.