▁context ▁a ▁CO I ▁was ▁defined ▁as ▁groups ▁of ▁Government ▁depart ments ▁and ▁external ▁partners ▁who ▁in ▁combination ▁provided ▁services ▁within ▁a ▁specific ▁area ▁of ▁operation ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁same ▁data , ▁with ▁a ▁similar ▁risk ▁profile , ▁shared ▁risk ▁app et ite ▁and ▁common ▁govern ance ▁framework . ▁Histor ically ▁each ▁group ▁member ▁had ▁implemented ▁their ▁own ▁networks ▁and ▁standards ▁of ▁operation ▁in ▁isol ation ▁with ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁consideration ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁services ▁and ▁data ▁may ▁be ▁shared ▁and ▁resulting ▁in ▁increased ▁costs ▁of ▁operation . ▁ ▁The ▁Network ▁of ▁Network s ▁strategy ▁proposed ▁within ▁O C J R ▁recommended ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁specific ▁networks ▁based ▁upon ▁these ▁Commun ities ▁of ▁Interest ▁which ▁were ▁joined ▁together ▁through ▁data ▁inter change ▁gate ways ▁supporting ▁common ▁standards . ▁ ▁Under ▁this ▁approach ▁networks ▁would ▁be ▁arranged ▁by ▁data ▁type ▁and ▁business ▁functions ▁such ▁as ▁C riminal ▁Justice , ▁Health ▁and ▁Social ▁Care , ▁Def ence ▁and ▁Int elligence ▁or ▁Public ▁Fin ance ▁rather ▁than ▁sole ly ▁on ▁established ▁department al ▁boundaries . ▁Within ▁a ▁CO I , ▁trust ▁relationships ▁and ▁data ▁inter change ▁are ▁readily ▁supported , ▁en abling ▁data ▁sharing ▁without ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁cross ▁network ▁boundaries ▁and ▁providing ▁benefits ▁of ▁scale ▁without ▁the ▁challeng es ▁and ▁comprom ises ▁intr insic ▁to ▁hom ogeneous ▁cross ▁sector ▁networks . ▁Data ▁is ▁made ▁available ▁without ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁transport ▁it ▁between ▁organis ations ▁and ▁control ▁is ▁retained ▁by ▁the ▁data ▁origin ator . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁a ▁group ▁of