Microsoft global outage: Hampshire police allay concerns as ability to respond to 999 calls ‘not compromised’
‘We know that the current situation will be causing concern for many this morning’
Hampshire police have moved to allay fears that the Microsoft global outage has compromised their response to emergency situations.
An outage is currently affecting Microsoft system users around the world on Friday, November 14. While this has impacted Hampshire police with some online forms currently unavailable, they have assured residents that the 999 call system is unaffected.
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson said: “We can confirm that our ability to answer and respond to 999 and 101 calls has not been impacted by the widely reported issues with Microsoft.
“In an emergency please still call 999 as you would normally do and if your report is time-critical but not an emergency please call us on 101.
“We know that the current situation will be causing concern for many this morning but our ability to respond to emergencies has not been compromised.
“Some of our online forms may be affected, so please bear with us on that, but our officers and staff are out on patrol as normal and continuing with their duties, helping to keep you and our communities safe.”
The global outage has left users worldwide without access to emails and Teams with the technology company currently working on a fix for the issue.