The right information.
The right people.
The right time.
Introducing MADS
A secure, scalable and cost-effective solution
Co-designed with police and local authority partners, our multi-agency data sharing (MADS) capability overcomes the technical and cultural barriers to data sharing, while also fitting within the public sector operational and budget constraints. It enables timely, secure access to consolidated data across agencies, helping teams identify risks early and act proactively to prevent harm.
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The four core elements of MADS:
Microsoft's Azure cloud technology
Standardised, scalable & secure
Centre of excellence and data sharing
Robust and compliant
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Cost effective
Partner approach
Enabling cultural and professional change
The benefits for your agency:
Stronger safeguarding and earlier intervention: MADS unifies data from multiple sources, giving frontline teams near real-time information to spot risks sooner, act proactively, and better protect vulnerable people, reducing harm and improving community safety.
Greater operational efficiency that frees up resources: By providing near real-time data access, reducing manual data entry, and streamlining referrals, MADS improves inter-agency communication — leading to greater productivity, faster decisions, and resource optimisation for substantial cost savings.
Reduced complexity and cost with Infrastructure as Code (IaC): We’ve pioneered IaC in the public sector to simplify and speed up implementation while reducing ongoing management. It automates cloud setup, ensures consistent deployments, minimises configuration errors, and facilitates easier compliance auditing and governance.
Scalable technology, ready to grow with you : Built on Microsoft Azure's secure cloud infrastructure, MADS is designed to scale —whether adding partners or expanding capabilities — without costly infrastructure changes. IaC ensures consistent, fast rollouts across multiple environments.
Built-in compliance and security: MADS fully complies with public sector data standards. We work closely with you to ensure alignment with all relevant legislation—enabling ethical, secure data sharing that builds public trust and strengthen professional confidence.
A culture of sharing, backed by standards: Through tailored training and cross-agency relationship building our Centre of Excellence supports agencies in setting common standards, strengthening governance, and embedding ethical sharing practices —shifting from risk-averse to responsible data use for safer public services.
A complete ready-to-deploy solution:
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- Purpose-built environment within our UK-based Microsoft cloud infrastructure
- IL3/Official-Sensitive accredited hosting meeting all government security standards
- Comprehensive security monitoring and management by our dedicated security operations centre
- Regular penetration testing and security assessments
- Fully developed multi-agency data sharing application suite
- Standardised data models based on safeguarding best practice
- Configurable data to support insights such as event cost analysis
- Role-based access control aligned to professional responsibilities
- Comprehensive audit and governance capabilities
- Efficient, secure and standardised process of ingesting source data
- Data transformation services for standardisation across sources
- Near real-time and batch integration options
- Continuous monitoring and performance management
- Automated backup and disaster recovery
- Regular platform updates and security patching
- Capacity management and scaling
- Proactive issue identification and resolution
- 24/7 technical support desk
- Named service delivery manager
- Regular service review meetings
- Performance reporting and insights
- Continuous improvement programme
Faster, simpler implementation:
Your route to operational impact and real-world results
Our MADS capability follows a streamlined implementation process that reduces complexity and timelines while aligning fully with your governance requirements—enabling initial capabilities to be operational within 3–5 months, compared to 9–12 for self-managed setups:
Phase 1:
Discovery and preparation (1-2 months)
Phase 2:
Onboarding and configuration (2-3 months)
Phase 3:
Adoption and embedding (3-6 months)
Thought leadership:
Written by Dave Tonks - Lead for Justice & Policing, Capita
Dave brings extensive experience of operational policing, organisational remodelling and digital transformation to his role at Capita. Prior to joining Capita, he served for 29 years in a variety of policing roles, concluding his policing career as the operational lead for Police Scotland’s Digitally Enabled Policing Team with responsibility for designing and delivering their new national information management platform (COS).