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Size and Scope of the National ANPR Data Centre's Database

HMP Britain made this Freedom of Information request to National Policing Improvement Agency

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From: HMP Britain

6 June 2010

Dear National Policing Improvement Agency,

I write concerning the National ANPR Data Centre (NADC) operated by
the NPIA.

It is my understanding that an ANPR 'read' is a capture of the VRM
and an image of the vehicle as it pases the camera. It is also my
understanding that these reads are saved in a central repository
and then transmitted to the NADC for storage in a database.

My questions are as follows:

How many fixed cameras feed information into the NADC database
Which organisations (Highways Agency, Police Forces, etc) supply
ANPR read data to the NADC
Which organisations (Highways Agency, private companies, etc) allow
their cameras to be tasked for the purposes of providing data for
the NADC database.
How many 'read' hits are there. For example, how entries on the
NADC's database are there of a car passing an ANPR camera site.
How long is ANPR read data routinely recorded for.

Yours faithfully,

HMP Britain

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From: NPIA FOI Team
National Policing Improvement Agency

7 June 2010

To whom this may concern;

Thank you for your recent request for information, about the size and scope of the National ANPR Data Centre's Database, dated 6th June 2010.

Your request was received on 6th June 2010 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We have logged your request which is receiving our attention. Your request reference number is 47217.

Please quote this reference number in any further correspondence or call relating to this enquiry.

Further information about the NPIA is routinely published on our website at www.npia.police.uk or through our publication scheme. If you require any
further assistance in connection with this request please contact us at our address below.

Regards

NPIA FOI TEAM
National Policing Improvement Agency

Email: [NPIA request email]
Website: www.npia.police.uk

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From: NPIA FOI Team
National Policing Improvement Agency

15 June 2010

NRSB99 0111 100610 draft response 47217.pdf
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To who it may concern,

Please find response to your recent FOI request.

Regards,

Andy Woodgate
IKS Advisor
National Policing Improvement Agency

Telephone: +44 (0)20 8358 5587

Web www.npia.police.uk

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HMP Britain left an annotation (15 June 2010)

The Police ANPR database stores location of motorists... 7.6 billion times. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a system whereby car numberplates are read as they pass a camera. The technology captures the number plate itself as a string (eg. X34 TVF) and an image. This comprises a 'read' and is then sent to the National Police Improvement Agency's (NPIA) National ANPR Data Centre (NADC) who store it on a database. An internal NPIA document confirms the database stores the data, time, location and images (PDF: http://library.npia.police.uk/docs/acpo/...).

There is a write up on our blog at http://www.hmpbritain.co.uk/uk-anpr-data...