Home Office Ends Funding for Potential £50m Palantir Policing Contract

The Home Office has discontinued funding for a potential £50 million software contract trial involving the Metropolitan Police. This trial focused on the East Midlands Special Operations Unit and explored using Palantir’s software to analyze information across various systems. The Home Office stated that the decision followed an assessment of what the technology would deliver alongside the unit’s future funding streams.

The loss of the pilot was attributed to a combination of funding pressures and an assessment of the project. The setback occurs as Palantir seeks to deepen its role in British policing, where it has previously trialled technology in various forces. The company noted its software had helped improve enforcement of domestic violence laws in some areas.

Palantir was pursuing a major software contract with the Metropolitan Police, which operates under the policy oversight of the Home Office.