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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Ministers looking at body-worn facial recognition technology for police

A van being used by the Metropolitan police as part of their facial recognition operation during the coronation
A van being used by the Metropolitan police as part of their facial recognition operation during the coronation this month. Photograph: Will Edwards/AFP/Getty Images

Ministers are calling for facial recognition technology to be “embedded” in everyday policing, including potentially linking it to the body-worn cameras officers use as they patrol streets.

Until now, police use of live facial recognition in England and Wales has been limited to special operations such as football matches or the coronation.

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