Pocket Sergeant employee Paul Cooper is speaking at Ideas Fest on Thursday 10 September 15:00–15:45 at the Greenhouse panel with Robin Ferris, James Carter-Johnson, and Anna Richards.

Pocket Sergeant is an application which assists police officers and staff deal with the day to day pressures of front line policing. Pocket Sergeant is also of interest to PCSOs, Store Detectives, Solicitors and any member of the public who have an interest in criminal law in England and Wales. Pocket Sergeant, which is available for download from Google Play and Apple stores, is an important tool for serving police officers that helps make their job easier. The decrease in the number of full-time police officers / staff and the increase of Special Constables / volunteers has led to the call for more support and new technology to help officers on the front line. Pocket Sergeant answers the call of modern day policing by helping to provide better time management for police officers and support staff. The app breeds efficiency amongst officers and the forces they serve. Some of the features provided by Pocket Sergeant include offence definitions, points to prove, whether there is sufficient evidence to charge a suspect (offence specific). It also advises whether a crime report should be submitted and offence codes. There is a checklist section, which allows users to check each point covered in statements, contacts section so users can add their work-related contacts, a calendar and a recent feature, Reference Library. The library holds important documents such as the PACE Codes of Practice that can be referred to at any time.