Mobile Fingerprinting

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Dear Surrey Police,

My name is Manasa Narayanan. I am writing to you because I wish to get information on the use of mobile fingerprinting by the Surrey Police.

After trialing mobile fingerprinting technology in 2018 under the stop and scan scheme, it seems to have been rolled out across England. I want to know if:

(1) Surrey Police use mobile fingerprinting service? And has it ever employed it at any time since fingerprinting services were tested and rolled? If yes, for what period has it ran?

(2) If it has, how many times has it been employed? Please provide a breakup by year, starting from whenever it was first rolled to the present day

(3) Could you also provide a breakup of people on which it was employed by nationality, gender and visa status?

(4) Of the people on which the service was used, how many were subsequently arrested, detained and/or deported? And on what counts? Again, a breakup by year.

(5) I also need access to the latest privacy impact assessment for holding of this information

I wish for this information to be sent to me digitally.

Yours faithfully,

Manasa

!Freedom of Information (Surrey),

Dear Manasa Narayanan,

Freedom of Information: 001925/22

I write to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Request
(FOI).

The Act requires us to respond to FOI requests within 20 working days of
receiving the request. Although every effort will be made to ensure a
response is provided within statutory deadlines, due to current
circumstances delays may be unavoidable. We apologise for any
inconvenience and will endeavour to process your request as quickly as is
practicable.

Yours Sincerely,

Information Access Team
Surrey Police
Telephone 01483 630007

!Freedom of Information (Surrey),

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Dear Manasa NARAYANAN,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST REFERENCE: 001925/22

I write in connection with your request for information received on
received 09/05/2022. I apologise for the late response to your request,
and hope that this has not caused you too much inconvenience. 

You had asked:

My name is Manasa Narayanan. I am writing to you because I wish to get
information on the use of mobile fingerprinting by the Surrey Police.
After trialling mobile fingerprinting technology in 2018 under the stop
and scan scheme, it seems to have been rolled out across England. I want
to know if:

1. Surrey Police use mobile fingerprinting service? And has it ever
employed it at any time since fingerprinting services were tested and
rolled? If yes, for what period has it ran?

2. If it has, how many times has it been employed? Please provide a
breakup by year, starting from whenever it was first rolled to the present
day

3. Could you also provide a breakup of people on which it was employed by
nationality, gender and visa status?

4. Of the people on which the service was used, how many were subsequently
arrested, detained and/or deported? And on what counts? Again, a breakup
by year.

5. I also need access to the latest privacy impact assessment for holding
of this information I wish for this information to be sent to me
digitally.

Response:

 

Section 1 of the Freedom of information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties
on public authorities.  Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at
s1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified within a
request is held.  The second duty at s1(1)(b) is to disclose information
that has been confirmed as being held.  Where exemptions are relied upon
Section 17 of the FOIA requires that we provide the applicant with a
notice which: a) states that fact, b) specifies the exemption(s) in
question and c) state (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the
exemption applies.

The information that you have requested is held by Surrey Police. Please
find our response below.

 

1. Yes, from 2018 to date.

2 & 3. Data on incidents of use is not held. We are able to provide data
on the number of searches undertaken. Please note visa status is not
recorded/available.

Ethnicity /
Gender
Row 0 1 White 2 Dark 3 4 5 6 Grand
Labels Unknown European European African-Caribbean Asian Oriental Arabic Total
Surrey 155 1963 238 467 409 36 153 3421
2018 1 41 3 6 7 1 59
Female 1 3 1 5
Male 38 2 6 7 1 54
2019 39 583 71 138 170 5 48 1054
Female 13 41 5 8 2 2 1 72
Male 26 542 65 130 168 3 47 981
Unknown 1 1
2020 57 766 86 155 131 6 52 1253
Female 6 68 3 7 9 1 94
Male 49 694 83 148 122 6 51 1153
Unknown 2 4 6
2021 58 573 78 168 101 24 53 1055
Female 6 48 2 8 6 6 76
Male 52 524 75 160 95 18 53 977
Unknown 1 1 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. No Information Held. The data is not captured within the data set.

5. 

I bring to your attention that police forces in the United Kingdom are
routinely required to provide statistics to government bodies and the
recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for
recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used
locally in capturing the data. The data warehouse is a "live" system and
is subject to change as incidents are finalised. In other words, incidents
may be initially recorded under a specific category but change with new
information. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's
response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with
any other response you may receive.

Surrey Police provides you the right to request a re-examination of your
case under its review procedure. How to do this is set out in the attached
Appeals Notice. Having followed the full procedure, if you are still
dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your comments to the
Information Commissioner who will give your case consideration.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Surrey Police. Should you have any further enquiries concerning this
matter, please write or contact us on 01483 - 630007 quoting the reference
number above.

Yours Sincerely,

Alan Bayless
Information Access Team
Surrey Police
Telephone 01483 630007

!Freedom of Information (Surrey),

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Dear Manasa NARAYANAN,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST REFERENCE: 001925/22

I write in connection with your request for information received on
received 09/05/2022. I apologise for the late response to your request,
and hope that this has not caused you too much
inconvenience. Additionally, the answer to Q5 is included (missed in error
earlier).

You had asked:

My name is Manasa Narayanan. I am writing to you because I wish to get
information on the use of mobile fingerprinting by the Surrey Police.
After trialling mobile fingerprinting technology in 2018 under the stop
and scan scheme, it seems to have been rolled out across England. I want
to know if:

1. Surrey Police use mobile fingerprinting service? And has it ever
employed it at any time since fingerprinting services were tested and
rolled? If yes, for what period has it ran?

2. If it has, how many times has it been employed? Please provide a
breakup by year, starting from whenever it was first rolled to the present
day

3. Could you also provide a breakup of people on which it was employed by
nationality, gender and visa status?

4. Of the people on which the service was used, how many were subsequently
arrested, detained and/or deported? And on what counts? Again, a breakup
by year.

5. I also need access to the latest privacy impact assessment for holding
of this information I wish for this information to be sent to me
digitally.

Response:

 

Section 1 of the Freedom of information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties
on public authorities.  Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at
s1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified within a
request is held.  The second duty at s1(1)(b) is to disclose information
that has been confirmed as being held.  Where exemptions are relied upon
Section 17 of the FOIA requires that we provide the applicant with a
notice which: a) states that fact, b) specifies the exemption(s) in
question and c) state (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the
exemption applies.

The information that you have requested is held by Surrey Police. Please
find our response below.

 

1. Yes, from 2018 to date.

2 & 3. Data on incidents of use is not held. We are able to provide data
on the number of searches undertaken. Please note visa status is not
recorded/available.

Ethnicity /
Gender
Row 0 1 White 2 Dark 3 4 5 6 Grand
Labels Unknown European European African-Caribbean Asian Oriental Arabic Total
Surrey 155 1963 238 467 409 36 153 3421
2018 1 41 3 6 7 1 59
Female 1 3 1 5
Male 38 2 6 7 1 54
2019 39 583 71 138 170 5 48 1054
Female 13 41 5 8 2 2 1 72
Male 26 542 65 130 168 3 47 981
Unknown 1 1
2020 57 766 86 155 131 6 52 1253
Female 6 68 3 7 9 1 94
Male 49 694 83 148 122 6 51 1153
Unknown 2 4 6
2021 58 573 78 168 101 24 53 1055
Female 6 48 2 8 6 6 76
Male 52 524 75 160 95 18 53 977
Unknown 1 1 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. No Information Held. The data is not captured within the data set.

5. The force follows Home Office guidance in this regard.  For your
assistance, please see the relevant link below:

[1]Home Office biometrics (HOB) programme privacy impact assessments -
GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

I bring to your attention that police forces in the United Kingdom are
routinely required to provide statistics to government bodies and the
recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for
recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used
locally in capturing the data. The data warehouse is a "live" system and
is subject to change as incidents are finalised. In other words, incidents
may be initially recorded under a specific category but change with new
information. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's
response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with
any other response you may receive.

Surrey Police provides you the right to request a re-examination of your
case under its review procedure. How to do this is set out in the attached
Appeals Notice. Having followed the full procedure, if you are still
dissatisfied, then you have the right to direct your comments to the
Information Commissioner who will give your case consideration.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Surrey Police. Should you have any further enquiries concerning this
matter, please write or contact us on 01483 - 630007 quoting the reference
number above.

Yours Sincerely,

Alan Bayless
Information Access Team
Surrey Police
Telephone 01483 630007

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