Live facial recognition technology to be used by police in three Suffolk town centres
Suffolk Constabulary will deploy live facial recognition technology across three town centres this November to help track down wanted individuals. The three-day operation will run in Lowestoft on Tuesday 3 November, Bury St Edmunds on Wednesday 4 November, and Ipswich on Thursday 5 November. Using borrowed equipment from Bedfordshire Police, the system captures live video feeds and checks faces against a watchlist of people of interest. Sergeant Anthony Welford, from the force's County Partnership Prevention Hub, said the tool helps safeguard vulnerable people and improve public safety. He added that images of people not being sought are deleted automatically and immediately.
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On the tracker
| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire PoliceLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomBedfordshire | NEC (NeoFace Watch), according to NEC | 2025 | Operational | |
| Suffolk ConstabularyLive Facial Recognition | United KingdomSuffolk | — | 2025 | Trial | |
| Bedfordshire PolicePolice Data Integration and Link Analysis Platforms | United KingdomBedfordshire | Palantir Technologies | 2023 | Trial |