In 1996 the Department decided to procure a PFI contract (the Libra 1project) and signed a deal with ICL in December 1998

2.4  Following the independent review of MASS, the Department procured a PFI deal with ICL to provide:

Infrastructure

 

(1)  A national IT infrastructure, including desktop PCs, printers, networks and full on-line support.

(2)  Office automation facilities, including standard office software such as e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets and diaries.

Core application

 

(3)  A standard national application to support court work - case management, accounting and other administration - to replace the five existing ("legacy") systems in the Magistrates' Courts Committees.

(4)  Direct electronic links with other criminal justice agencies and their strategic systems (the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, the probation service, prisons, the Crown Court and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency).

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