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More than 50,000 officers and staff using Teams for remote working

Enabling programme to deliver Microsoft 365 office applications reaches 30 forces.

Date - 3rd June 2020
By - Gary Mason

Over 50,000 police officers and staff across England and Wales are now using Microsoft Teams with the support of the National Enabling Programmes (NEP). The Programmes were set up by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC). It is currently...

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