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    "id": "9a565737-c608-4f02-9508-e97c55cba2a7",
    "code": "PAI-9A565737",
    "force": "North Yorkshire Police",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "country_code": "uk",
    "is_country": true,
    "region": "North Yorkshire",
    "technology": "Live facial recognition",
    "technology_slug": "live-facial-recognition",
    "vendor": "",
    "vendor_slug": "",
    "programme": "",
    "status": "proposed",
    "stage": "horizon",
    "evidence": "official",
    "evidence_is_claim": false,
    "since": "",
    "legal_basis": "",
    "oversight": "The York and North Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, Jo Coles, said on 2 April 2026 that she was seeking assurances on data storage, access and sharing, proportionality and oversight, where and when the technology would be used, and the risk of 'mission creep', and that public concerns would be represented in her regular online public meetings with the force. An online public meeting hosted by the Combined Authority's policing, fire and crime team on 13 July 2026 discussed facial recognition and AI.",
    "notes": "On 2 April 2026 North Yorkshire Police said it was exploring the roll-out of live facial recognition; it said it had not previously used the technology and was not currently investing in new LFR capability, and that it was preparing to use regional assets and align with national guidance. Deployments would be in \"carefully selected, intelligence-led locations\" against a watchlist that is deleted at the end of each deployment, with images that do not match deleted immediately. On 23 July 2026 Chief Constable Tim Forber said he expected it to be used in North Yorkshire \"in the coming months\" (This is the Coast). ID Tech reported on 21 September 2026 that the force had scheduled its first deployment for 23 September 2026 in York city centre, and that it planned to publish results within seven days; no source read confirms that it took place. No supplier or equipment is named.",
    "source": "North Yorkshire Police news release, 2 April 2026",
    "source_url": "https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yorkshire/news/news/2026/04-april/north-yorkshire-police-exploring-the-roll-out-of-live-facial-recognition-lfr/",
    "last_checked": "2026-11-05",
    "record_url": "https://www.policeainews.com/tracker/record/9a565737-c608-4f02-9508-e97c55cba2a7"
  },
  "licence": "https://www.policeainews.com/data#licence"
}