Use of facial recognition software

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Dear Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council,

I'm writing to you under the freedom of information act (2000) to ask whether your force / authority use facial recognition software in video cameras/CCTV cameras, or any other compatible device, both portable or static. Specifically, both Live Facial Recognition (LfR) or Automated Facial Recognition (AfR) software, from 2016- 2021.

1) I'd like to know about any trials or active contracts of facial recognition software.

2) I'd like to know which company / companies have been used / are being used.

3) I'd like to know the cost of this, either as a trial for the whole period it ran for, or the ongoing cost of it year by year.

Yours faithfully,

The Citizens

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Dear Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council,

Apologies, missed this out on this request - Max Colbert on behalf of The Citizens.

Yours faithfully,

Max Colbert,
The Citizens.

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Dear Max Colbert,

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Dear The Citizens

 

Further to your request below I can confirm the following:-

 

I'm writing to you under the freedom of information act (2000) to ask
whether your force / authority use facial recognition software in video
cameras/CCTV cameras, or any other compatible device, both portable or
static. Specifically, both Live Facial Recognition (LfR) or Automated
Facial Recognition (AfR) software, from 2016- 2021.

1)         I'd like to know about any trials or active contracts of facial
recognition software.

a.         We haven’t conducted any trials, nor do we have this software
available to us.

2)         I'd like to know which company / companies have been used / are
being used.

a.         N/A

3)         I'd like to know the cost of this, either as a trial for the
whole period it ran for, or the ongoing cost of it year by year.

a.         N/A

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team

 

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