Live facial recognition to be widened in neighbourhood policing drive
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 () The technology will be deployed to catch "high-harm" offenders, with new rules drawn up to support its use and ensure "safeguards and oversight", the Home Office said.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper watches a demonstration of live facial recognition technology outside the Cardiff City Stadium in Wales. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at..
Yvette Cooper insists there will be "safeguards and protections" governing the use of live facial recognition by police forces in England and Wales, following fears that its deployment could infringe..
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insists there will be “a new proper legal framework” deployed around the use of live facial recognition as vans equipped with the new technology are rolled out to more..