Project Description
The challenge
A regional police force was experiencing a number of issues due to their current redaction process with a number of challenges resulting in time and cost inefficiencies.
A key problem was the lengthy redaction times for family court disclosures – specifically when checking documents such as incident and family protection logs, criminal files, crime reports, and custody records. With an average file of 150 pages and with the number of disclosure cases increasing, it became obvious that manually checking each page was unachievable and mistakes were occurring.
Critical space in the office was being swamped with files and they were running out of storage area.
These multiple factors prompted this police force to look for an automated redaction solution, hoping to simplify file verification using an electronic audit file and save space and time in the process.
The strategy
A speedy implementation of the e-Redact solution, along with some internal changes to the current redaction process, was agreed to ensure the police force quickly benefited from the efficiency savings they were in need of.

The benefits
Peace of mind with electronic document management system
File storage problem resolved
Automatic generation of an audit copy file, where text is still visible after redaction
Audit files used to support legal proceedings
Removed photocopy and re-photocopy costs
Superior security
Professional, consistent output
Improved quality through search terms
Significant cost savings on postage and photocopying
Environmentally friendly with reduced paper waste
Works with all file formats
100% FOI, DPA, EIR compliance
Typical ROI for Regional Police Forces
15% improvement in redaction times
Improved efficiency of disclosure service by 10-15%

e-Redact has helped us to improve our service by enabling us to provide an efficient and more effective disclosure process.

Support and assistance have been immediate and first rate and e-Redact has proved very popular with staff.

We would happily recommend e-Redact for its ease of use and its time and cost saving features.