Building a non-emergency 101 service, intelligent chatbot solution

Bedfordshire Police

Bedfordshire Police serves the public across the county of Bedfordshire and is committed to using technology to enhance service delivery. Their 101 non-emergency line was experiencing high call volumes, placing strain on resources and creating delays. They needed a secure, scalable solution to automate routine inquiries, speed up response times, and redirect complex cases to human agents—all while maintaining compliance with policing standards.

Mobilise helped Bedfordshire Police transform their non-emergency 101 service by implementing an AI-powered chatbot that reduces call volumes, improves public access, and frees up frontline resources.

Mobilise built and deployed a secure, AI-powered chatbot using Amazon Lex and AWS PALZ, designed to triage public inquiries on the Bedfordshire Police 101 webpage.

  • Efficient Web Access: A user-friendly chatbot widget enables instant, text-based public interaction directly from the website.
  • AI-driven responses: Natural language understanding allows the chatbot to resolve around 27% of inquiries without human intervention.
  • Intelligent escalation: More complex cases are routed through AWS Connect to the appropriate police agents.
  • Operational benefits: Potential to redeploy 5.5 FTE call handler roles to frontline duties, generating estimated annual savings of £300k.
  • Public experience improved: Faster initial responses and better access to routine information such as property queries, noise complaints, and animal-related concerns.

 

This solution highlights how AI automation can enhance the efficiency, accessibility, and impact of public services while upholding strict security and compliance standards.

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