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  "record": {
    "id": "2201d70c-df5a-42f6-a84d-50fa7e50e0e9",
    "code": "PAI-2201D70C",
    "force": "Kent Police",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "country_code": "uk",
    "is_country": true,
    "region": "Kent",
    "technology": "Live Facial Recognition",
    "technology_slug": "live-facial-recognition",
    "vendor": "",
    "vendor_slug": "",
    "programme": "Kent and Essex joint working",
    "status": "operational",
    "stage": "in-use",
    "evidence": "official",
    "evidence_is_claim": false,
    "since": "September 2026",
    "legal_basis": "",
    "oversight": "",
    "notes": "Kent Police uses Essex Police live facial recognition vehicles and equipment under joint working arrangements, starting in Chatham town centre in September 2026. Images of people not on the watchlist are deleted immediately and match data within 24 hours. Reported arrest figures for the first deployment disagree (two in one account, 18 in another) and are not recorded.",
    "source": "Kent Police, facial recognition page",
    "source_url": "https://www.kent.police.uk/facial-recognition",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-31",
    "record_url": "https://www.policeainews.com/tracker/record/2201d70c-df5a-42f6-a84d-50fa7e50e0e9"
  },
  "licence": "https://www.policeainews.com/data#licence"
}