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applications for money collection permits, four security sector card licences and their dupli- cates were implemented. Furthermore, the de- ployment of several common e-services of the central government and the updating of the technologies of the police's e-services platform were speci ed.
Signi cant system changes were made to the identity card and passport system due to the change of the manufacturer of the licence documents and the effects of the new Identity Card Act.
New information systems deployed by the po- lice included an information system enabling automatic facial image comparison, and the administration and distribution system for the signature certi cates of Finnish travel docu- ments (PKDIS).
The common case management system of the Ministry of the Interior's administrative branch (ACTA) was deployed into nationwide use by the police in the autumn of 2016.
Data processing and digital services of the po- lice were developed as a whole in accordance with the target state of the information system architecture.
NEW SOLUTIONS FOR PREMISES NEEDED
The National Police Board initiated assessment work with the purpose of investigating the
use of modular holding cells as temporary premises. The modular structures are intended to provide agility and exibility enabling rapid reactions to changes in space requirements. The use of modular structures for other special police premises will also be examined once enough experience of their use has been amassed.
The Southeastern Finland Police Depart- ment was the rst to take a police building constructed according to the police building concept into use in Kotka. The police building concept will also be applied in the currently ongoing Joensuu, Lahti and Lappeenranta projects.
POLICE MATERIALS CENTRE ESTABLISHED IN KOUVOLA
Police procurement and materials unit con- tinued the adoption and development of new practices and policies in line with the PORA III administrative reform. The materials, vehi- cle and procurement groups of the National Police Board were reorganised, and the Police Materials Centre was established in Kouvola on 1 July 2016.
The Police Materials Centre will continue
its operations under the governance of the National Police Board. The duties of the Police Materials Centre include the procurement of police equipment, devices, accessories and services, and the management of the agree- ments and suppliers it has acquired.
Additionally, the Police Materials Centre will produce procurement and materials advice service and legal support for the police. The Police Materials Centre also maintains and develops the materials information systems and ordering system of the police, and plans, monitors and analyses the lifecycles of the materials and equipment used by the police.
Over the year, the Police Materials Centre ar- ranged competitive tendering in a centralised manner and concluded a total of 36 agree- ments on police equipment, tools, materials and services. Equipment and accessories in new police vehicles and other operational equipment were updated as necessary for current policing needs. Furthermore, the new police vehicle colour scheme based on the De- cree of the Ministry of the Interior (284/2016) was adopted, and all new police vehicles delivered in 2016 were decaled with the new, partially re ective colour schemes.
During the year, the Police Materials Centre received three claims for a revised procure- ment decision, none of which resulted in the cancellation of a procurement decision. None of the procurement decisions were appealed to the Market Court.
Cooperation with other government safety and security authorities regarding procurement
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