US EditionFacial recognition technology to be rolled out nationally and police to also get AI support
The reforms include nationwide AI deployment, a national police service, and a fivefold increase in facial recognition vans, aiming to save six million police hours annually.
- On Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled the white paper announcing live facial recognition vans will increase from 10 to 50 across England and Wales, backed by a �140million investment.
- The white paper frames reform as the largest policing changes in around 200 years and says a 1960s system with 43 local police forces is no longer fit for purpose, prompting consolidation plans for England and Wales.
- The government plans to give every force AI tools for redaction, CCTV and deepfake detection functions, aiming to free 140 million police hours annually, equivalent to 3,000 officers.
- Shadow home secretary Chris Philp warned, `The Home Secretary can set targets and make announcements, but the fact is she is presiding over falling total police numbers and the public will be less safe as a result`.
- Work to set up the new service will start this year, with legislation expected early next year and full adoption potentially until 2034, following an AI controversy involving West Midlands Police on January 14.
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out how the policing structures are outdated and called policing the ‘last great unreformed public service’.
Facial recognition technology to be rolled out nationally and police to also get AI support
The home secretary has set out the government's long-awaited reforms to policing in England and Wales, which aim to reduce the amount of time officers will spend behind their desks - instead of being on patrol.
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