Rapid for Police: A Secure, Free Method for Uploading RTC Reports to Insurers

A proven, insurer-adopted disclosure platform is now available at no cost to all 43 UK police forces.

🚓 Introduction

NetWatch is pleased to announce that Rapid, a secure RTC disclosure platform already widely used across the insurance sector, is now being made available free of charge to all UK police forces.

Rapid has operated successfully for insurers for some time, supporting the secure request and retrieval of Road Traffic Collision (RTC) reports. Extending the platform to policing enables forces to upload RTC disclosures directly into an established, secure, and fully auditable environment.

This expansion supports national policing priorities around information assurance, digital transformation, and operational efficiency.

⚠️ Addressing a Longstanding Challenge for Forces

While insurers have benefitted from Rapid for several years, police forces have continued to rely on:

❌ unencrypted or misdirected email
❌ untracked postal deliveries
❌ third-party file-transfer tools with expiring links

These methods introduce well-recognised issues:

🔐 Security Risks

Potential misdelivery
No verifiable audit trail
Role based access controls

🕒 Operational Burden

Repeated follow-ups from insurers
Manual tracking and resend requests
Inconsistent processes across insurers and forces

💰 Cost & Productivity Losses

Postage and courier fees
Time spent managing admin queries
Printing and bundling costs

By enabling forces to upload disclosure material directly into Rapid, these risks and inefficiencies are significantly reduced.

🚀 Introducing Rapid for Police — A Secure, Compliant Upload Route

Rapid provides a browser-based, secure workflow that enables police forces to deliver RTC reports directly to insurers through a standardised, controlled, and compliant process.

Key features include:

🔒 Secure Authentication

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or Microsoft Entra ID Single Sign-On.

🛂 Controlled Access

Role-based permissions and encrypted file delivery.

📝 Full Audit Trail

Every action is logged, including upload, access, and retrieval.

📜 GDPR & DPA 2018 Compliant

Built for safe handling of personal and sensitive data.

⚡ Immediate Confirmation

Forces receive automatic confirmation when a report is retrieved.

🆓 Free for All UK Police Forces

Rapid is provided at no cost to policing.

🤝 Trusted Across the Insurance Industry

Rapid is currently used by over 30 major insurers as their primary route for requesting RTC reports.

By opening the platform to police forces, the end-to-end process becomes:

consistent
secure
efficient
traceable
easier for disclosure teams

Insurer adoption ensures forces benefit immediately without needing to drive uptake on the other side of the process.

🎯 Benefits for Policing

🔐 Enhanced Security & Governance

A single controlled route for disclosures eliminates risks associated with email and post.

📉 Reduced Organisational Risk

Clear chain of custody and full visibility of file access.

⚙️ Improved Efficiency

Upload in seconds, no manual tracking, fewer insurer queries.

💷 Cost Savings

Removes postage, courier fees and third-party file-transfer costs.

📦 Availability

Rapid for Police is now available to all 43 UK police forces.

To support evaluation, we provide:

A two-page briefing note
DPIA support pack
Security and compliance statement
Prefilled force DPIA template
Demonstration access

📞 Contact

For further information or to arrange a short briefing:

NetWatch – Policing Engagement Team
📧 dpurcell@netwatchglobal.com
📞 01217739584
🌐 www.netwatchglobal.com/rapid/police

🧭 Closing Note

Rapid for Police brings a mature, proven, insurer-backed platform directly to policing, helping forces reduce risk, increase efficiency, and strengthen the security of RTC disclosures.
We look forward to supporting forces and national policing bodies as they adopt this secure, standardised process.