East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU)

EMSOU "has contracted Palantir Technologies to test the need for a capability, such as that provided by its advanced data platform, Palantir Foundry". The Home Office-funded pilot gives a single view of data from multiple sources and uses AI for data summarisation and language translation. Results are to "shape the future national approach". Foundry, not Gotham.

Update, November 2026. BBC News (12 October 2026) reports that EMSOU has decided not to continue using Palantir's software after a two-year trial, which EMSOU said it started in October 2024, and will not fund a new contract. EMSOU told the BBC that Palantir will now have to show it has cut links with the force's systems and deleted all of its data. Regional Assistant Chief Constable Ian Green said the trial was conducted with "checks, balances and independent review", and the BBC reports that the contract was not renewed after the unit's Home Office funding ended; Mr Green is quoted: "Following the scoping work and assessment of what it would deliver, including our future funding streams, we have taken the decision not to take the project further." EMSOU confirmed that the trial fed Leicestershire Police data into Foundry, but declined to say how it used the software or which datasets were involved, citing operational security, and would not reveal the cost, citing commercial confidentiality. Leicester News (undated online copy) earlier reported a contract under EMSOU worth £818,750 for a "police intelligence and investigation platform". The start date is corrected from 2025 to October 2024 on the strength of EMSOU's statement to the BBC.