Pimloc & Dynamic Workflow Solutions team on redaction

Pimloc and Dynamic Workflow Solutions have partnered to offer a combined digital evidence management and automated redaction system for public safety agencies. The system is designed to help agencies prepare material for disclosure requests and legal proceedings.

Police forces and government bodies are dealing with rising volumes of digital evidence from body-worn cameras, CCTV, vehicle systems, mobile phones and social media. Much of that material arrives in proprietary formats, slowing review and disclosure because files must be processed before staff can examine and redact them.

The partnership combines Dynamic Workflow Solutions' Data-Central Evidence Engine with Pimloc's Secure Redact software. Agencies can ingest video, audio, images and documents, convert material into standard MP4 files, send it for redaction, and then return the processed files to Data-Central for storage, review and sharing.

The aim is to remove personally identifiable information from evidence before release for internal use, court proceedings, prosecutors or public disclosure. The software can detect and redact faces, licence plates and other identifiers across several forms of media.

Workflow pressure

Public authorities face growing pressure to answer freedom of information and legal disclosure requests quickly and accurately. Manually redacting long recordings can take hours, especially when cases involve footage from several sources.

That has made workflow integration a central issue for records teams, investigators, legal offices and IT departments managing evidence. By linking file handling and redaction in a single process, the companies aim to reduce manual steps that add time and increase the risk of mistakes.

Simon Randall, Chief Executive Officer of Pimloc, said agencies handling large volumes of evidence are struggling to keep pace.

"Digital evidence has scaled faster than the workflows around it. Teams are now dealing with hours of footage from multiple sources, and when a FOIA request comes in, that material has to be reviewed and redacted before it can be shared. In many cases, that still means hours of manual work. That's where backlogs build, and where risk starts to increase. We're thrilled to partner with Dynamic Workflow Solutions to connect redaction directly into how that evidence is ingested and managed, helping public safety agencies handle FOIA requests faster, easier, and with confidence."

Dynamic Workflow Solutions said its system can rewrap large volumes of proprietary video files into MP4 without the delays associated with full transcoding. Once standardised, the files can be sent to Pimloc's redaction platform through a single action within the workflow.

The combined system supports body-worn camera footage, CCTV and surveillance video, in-car video systems, smartphone clips and social media footage. Audio, images and documents can also be ingested as part of the same process.

Rising demand

For suppliers to police and public sector bodies, redaction has become a more prominent part of evidence handling as disclosure obligations increase and agencies seek to reduce delays. The partnership reflects a wider shift towards combining evidence management with tools that can automate parts of review and privacy protection.

Dave Glover said customer demand had risen as agencies looked for alternatives to labour-intensive methods.

"Demand for automated redaction has increased significantly across our customer base. Many agencies are still relying on manual processes, or tools that require extensive user manipulation to get evidence to a point where it can be shared. At the same time, they're under pressure to meet disclosure turnaround requirements, with no margin for error. Secure Redact gives agencies a way to respond faster without cutting corners, so redaction backlogs don't become liabilities."

The combined system is available globally. Target users include police departments, investigators, records teams, IT teams and legal offices responsible for handling and disclosing digital evidence.

For Pimloc, the agreement places its redaction software inside a broader evidence workflow rather than positioning it as a standalone tool. For Dynamic Workflow Solutions, it adds automated privacy redaction to a system designed to organise and prepare digital evidence from multiple sources.

The partnership addresses a practical problem for agencies balancing disclosure obligations with privacy protection, particularly as evidence volumes grow and material across video, audio and documents must be reviewed before release.