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Sami Quadri

Met Police to use facial recognition cameras for first time at Notting Hill Carnival

Police officers on duty at the event in 2024 - (PA Archive)

Facial recognition cameras will be deployed for the first time at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival as part of a major police effort to prevent violence and sexual offences.

The Metropolitan Police announced plans to use Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology on the approaches to and from the event, though cameras will not be placed within the carnival boundaries themselves.

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