Collection of information

4  We collected information from the following sources: 

  A review of the Home Office's and PITO's papers recording the procurement and the legal agreements underpinning the deal;

  A review of PITO's papers documenting progress with the pilot and the key decisions taken;

  Interviews with the Home Office's and PITO's officials and advisers, on how they managed the procurement and the pilot;

  Interviews with O2 and Motorola Limited;

  Interviews with key stakeholders, including;

-  The Chief Constables of Northamptonshire and West Sussex, both of whom were members of the Project Board;

-  The Association of Police Authorities;

-  Thames Valley Police Force;

-  The police authorities for Avon and Somerset Police, West Yorkshire Police and Greater Manchester Police;

-  The IT Services Department for the West Midlands Police which led the group of police forces that reviewed Airwave on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers;

-  The Police Federation;

-  The Lancashire Police Force, in whose operational area the pilot was run;

-  The Telecommunications Branch of the Metropolitan Police Service;

-  British Transport Police; and

-  Oftel;

  Discussions with potential sharers, including:

-  The Fire Service;

-  The Ambulance Service; and

-  The Ministry of Defence.