A database used to investigate extremists had serious flaws when rolled out, a former police officer says.
Former counter-terrorism officer Tony Thorne says he warned his bosses about faults in the intelligence software in 2014
Counter Terrorism Policing says "substantial improvements" were made following a significant review after terror attacks in 2017, including at the Manchester Arena. During the pilot, Mr Thorne said users sitting side-by-side at computer terminals were watched while they conducted identical searches. When these searches yielded different results Mr Thorne says he was immediately concerned.
Mr Thorne said he tested this by accessing an intelligence file. "I was able to go in and edit it, and it couldn't be unedited. I said, 'We shouldn't be able to do that.'"
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