Facial recognition plans

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Elena Miucci
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Dear City of London Police,

Please provide answers to the following:
1. Does City of London Police have any plans to introduce facial recognition?

2. If so, please provide all information relating to those plans.

3. Does City of London Police have any plans to introduce retrospective facial recognition?

4. If so, please provide all information relating to those plans.

Yours faithfully,

Elena Miucci

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Bradley Skinner,

Dear Elena Miucci,

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: FOI2022/00464

Thank you for your Email of 29th April.

We will aim to send you a full response to your request for information
under the Freedom of Information Act within twenty working days of our
receiving your request, by 30th May.

Yours sincerely

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Bradley Skinner,

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Dear Elena Miucci,

I am writing in response to your request for information, received 29th
April.

Yours sincerely,

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Chief Constables’ Council

Title: National Biometrics Function and National Facial Recognition Project - 30/9/21

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/8...

Live facial recognition technology guidance- published 22/3/22

https://www.college.police.uk/article/li...

The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's response to the College of Policing APP on Live Facial Recognition - 6/4/22

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-b...

Initial analysis of the 2022 police survey returns - Published 14 November 2022

'Is your force operating Facial Recognition Technology?

Only one force stated that it was using LFR (from the list supplied). Six had access to PND and two of those to CAID. One other mentioned access to Athena.'

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

Fact Sheet on live facial recognition used by police Home Office 2019
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov....

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Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material Annual Report
January 2021 – March 2022

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Surveillance Camera Commissioner Annual Report March 2021 – March 2022

February 2023

'Part 2 – Facial Recognition and AI

95. The need for debate and the depth of concern at the current proliferation of face-based technology has been reported on by my predecessors in both roles, and was roundly corroborated at the event hosted by my office at the London School of Economics in June 2022.

96. The objective of the event was to gain a better understanding of how facial recognition technology is perceived by society in a policing and law enforcement context. Speaking at the event were the Forensic Science Regulator, a senior lecturer from Sheffield University and representatives from the Biometrics Institute, the Information Commissioner’s Office, South Wales Police, and Big Brother Watch.'

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk...

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