A question on #SouthWalesPolice #CCTV tabled by David Chadwick on 31-03-2025 has been answered by Dame Diana Johnson.

Heading: South Wales Police: CCTV
Question ID: 1790844
UIN: 42993
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-31
Asking Member ID: 5284
Asking Member display name: David Chadwick
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Asking Member Twitter reference: David Chadwick
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to South Wales Police on the roll-out of facial recognition surveillance in a city-wide CCTV network.
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Date answered: 2025-04-08
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 1533
Answering Member display name: Dame Diana Johnson
Answering Member handle: DianaJohnsonMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @DianaJohnsonMP
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Answer text: All police forces are expected comply with existing legislation and published guidance when they use facial recognition technology. In particular, when forces use live facial recognition, they must comply with the College of Policing’s Authorised Professi...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
Tweeted: true