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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Eleanor Barlow

Technology will give officers more time on the beat, new police chief says

New Merseyside Chief Constable Rob Carden with Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell (Office of Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner/PA) -

The new chief constable of Merseyside Police has said he will use technology, including facial recognition, to allow police officers to spend more time on the beat.

Rob Carden, who takes up the role on Monday, said forces needed to keep pace with technology – including by being “more agile” in providing information so they could compete with social media.

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