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FOI 1097

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HRC0001097

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 13th April 2026. Please find below the response to your request:

 

”), I am writing to make a request for the below outlined information. I am looking to find out about your use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology in 2025.

 

Please note, my terminology is from this explainer document and my requests are based on publicly reported metrics.

  1. The number of LFR deployments and total deployment hours each month.
  2. The number of alerts, true alerts and confirmed true alerts each month.
  3. The number of false alerts, confirmed false alerts and false alert rate each month.
  4. If recorded, the estimated number of faces seen each month.
  5. The number of engagements and arrest outcomes as a result of LFR each month.
  6. Confirmation of if any LFR false alerts led to arrest outcomes.

 

 

Reply

 

West Mercia Police do not hold any information in relation to your request as West Mercia Police does not use Live Facial Recognition.

 

Live Facial Recognition (LFR) is the use of overt live facial recognition to locate people on a watch list who are sought by the police, and in keeping with information already accessible within the public domain, should not be interpreted as, or inference drawn to information relevant to any potential use of covert policing tactics.