ANPR Statistics

Roedd y cais yn rhannol lwyddiannus.

Christopher Nolan

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information legislation.

1. The total number of images recorded/processed by the ANPR system in the Kent region in 2008.

2. The total number of these images that were flagged as "vehicles of interest" in 2008.

3. The total number of arrests made due to an ANPR lead being followed (i.e. pulling over of a vehicle) in 2008.

4. The location of all ANPR sites currently in use by Kent Police.

In relation to point four, I do not believe the release of this data would undermine any policing activities as the camera installations are extremely obvious at the road side with no attempt made to hide their locations.

Yours faithfully,

Christopher Nolan

Freedom of Information Freedom of Information,

2 Atodiad

Dear Mr Nolan,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST 6094-2009

Thank you for your request received by Kent Police on 11th August 2009, I
note you seek access to the following:

Information regarding the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system
in the Kent region in 2008.

Your interest in Kent Police is appreciated and pending a specific
response to your request, I enclose a sheet, which summarises your rights.
Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact me on telephone number 01622 654429 quoting the reference
number above.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team
Information Compliance Unit
Kent Police
Force HQ
Sutton Road
Maidstone
Kent ME15 9BZ

E-mail: [Kent Police request email]
Tel: +44 (0)1622 654429/654413
Fax: +44 (0)1622 654437
Internal: 19-4429/4413

Freedom of Information Freedom of Information,

2 Atodiad

Dear Mr Nolan,

Please find attached the Kent Police response to your request reference
6094-2009.

Many thanks,

Julia Potten

Freedom of Information Team
Information Compliance Unit
Kent Police
Force HQ
Sutton Road
Maidstone
Kent ME15 9BZ

E-mail: [Kent Police request email]
Tel: +44 (0)1622 654429/654413
Fax: +44 (0)1622 654437
Internal: 19-4429/4413

Christopher Nolan

Dear Ms Potten,

Many thanks for your response.

I accept that, given the reasons described, complete disclosure would have a potentially negative effect on policing efforts in Kent; thank you for the detailed reasoning in this regard.

Yours sincerely,

Christopher Nolan