Britain’s largest Police force Live facial is ready to double its use of recognition.
Trick by Metropolitan Police Between the lack of budget, 1,400 officers and 300 employees come as restructuring to cover the losses and will look at 10 of the technology in a week.
As part of the latest details of its restructuring, Mate announced that live facial identity will now be used up to 10 times per week, from four times per week from four times per week.
Earlier this month, Mate revealed that it had made 1,000 arrests using live facial recognition to date, out of which 773 had charged or caution.
A part of the overhaul will also be taken to the authorities to bulk the public order crime team of the force, as Mate said that it has faced demands related to crimes related to protest in the last two years.
This team will go on environmental issues with 48 to 63 officers, especially due to an increase in the number of protests related to Israel and Palestine.
Force head head Mark rovle Said: “The number of protests has increased in the last few years.
“We do not have any powers that are meant to reduce the number of protests, to cancel them.
“Laws encourage very permissible and protests, which are fully understood, and I have not received any objection to it, but what we have seen is unfortunately, the proportion of those who create crime and crime.”
However, facial identification plans have come under investigation.
Charlie Whelton, a policy and campaign officer in Liberty, said: “This is incredibly to see the expansion of facial recognition, especially at a time when there is a complete lack of regulation that controls its use.
“Any technology that has the ability to violate our rights in the way millions of people have the ability to scan and identify, require strong safety measures around its use, including to ensure that the appropriate independent inspection is in place.
, Government To regulate this technique, to protect people’s rights, laws should now enact, and ensure that the law on facial recognition does not come out of use. ,
Sir Mark insisted that technology is used responsibly.
“We are only using it, such as to see serious criminals such as criminals and registered sexual criminals.
“We regularly put it out and capture many serious criminals at a time, many of whom have committed serious crimes against women or children, or people who want for armed robbery.
“It is a great piece of technology. It is used very responsibly, and that’s why most public support it.”
Officers are also being taken to neighborhood teams to deal with street crime, including 80 including phone theft, anti -social behavior and shopkeeping, 80 transferred the West End to the team covering the team, 50 percent increase.
Last month, retailers warned that major high roads such as Oxford Street in West End were at risk without immediate national action on crime.
While Shoplifting first hit a record high in 2024 with the number of crimes leading to 500,000, high street UK, a group that represents 5,000 businesses, called for extensive action to deal with all kinds of crimes affecting high roads.
“West and UK produces £ 50 billion for the economy,” Sir Mark said.
“It is a huge wealth generator. It is important that we protect the police and that well.
“And we think we can work on our own and with them.”
This would involve patrolling on the streets, “to take on the pickpocket”, and the authorities conspired to rob the shops to deal with the gangs, saying.
Another 90 officers are going to the neighborhood teams that cover six hotspots for robbery and theft – BRICTUNT, Kingston, Ealing, Finsbury Park, Southwark and Spitalfields.
Mate is Britain’s largest police force, with 33,201 officers, 11,319 employees, 1,460 police community assistance officers and 1,127 special in February.
Sir Mark warned in April that the force was facing a lack of budget of £ 260 million, resulting in removing Royal Park police and officials of dedicated schools.
