National Ballistics Intelligence Service
UK intelligence service for firearm-related criminality
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| Formed | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
| Website | nabis.police.uk |
The National Ballistics Intelligence Service, or NABIS, is a British intelligence service dedicated to managing and providing detailed information regarding firearm-related criminality. The service aims to use its database to store ballistics information about police cases involving firearms, and consequently maintain it for future use and reference.[1] The service operates four facilities to test and analyse firearms evidence to help link it with other cases.[2] These are based in Birmingham, London,Manchester and at Gartcosh in the Scottish Crime Campus in the town.[3]
The service was officially launched on 1 April 2008[4] and can be roughly compared to the Integrated Ballistics Identification System operating in the United States.
Four regional forensic hubs operate within four host forces/organisations: Greater Manchester Police (GMP), West Midlands Police (WMP), Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and the Glasgow unit of SPA Forensic Services.[5] The staff are around 40 in number.[6]
See also
- British intelligence agencies
- National Police Chiefs' Council
- Police National Computer
- United Kingdom National DNA Database
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives(ATF) - USA
References
- ^ Markham, Matt (November 2017). "The role of NABIS" (PDF). police.uk.
- ^ "National Ballistics Intelligence Program". west-midlands.police.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Hubs". National Ballistics Intelligence Service. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "GNN - Government News Network". gnn.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "About Us". NBIS. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Tracking firearms". The Economist. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
External links
- Official NABIS website
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Headquarters: 2 Marsham Street
Home Secretary: James Cleverly
Home Secretary: James Cleverly
public bodies
- Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
- Animals in Science Committee
- Disclosure and Barring Service
- Gangmasters Licensing Authority
- Independent Office for Police Conduct
- Investigatory Powers Tribunal
- National DNA Database Ethics Group
- Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
- Security Industry Authority
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