United Kingdom, London
Metropolitan Police
AI-assisted evidence translation
OperationalOfficial publicationPAI-1E271B14
- Body
- Metropolitan Police
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Area
- London
- Technology
- AI-assisted evidence translation
- Supplier
- Not stated in the source
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- Not known
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- The paper says the London Policing Ethics Panel has conducted an ethical review of AI adoption, and that every Met digital service that processes data, including those using AI, must go through the Data Capability Assurance Framework.
- Evidence
- Official publication
Police force, government department or public body publication - Source
- London Policing Board paper, 23 July 2026
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-1E271B14
Notes
"The Use of AI and Other Emerging Technology in Policing (Including LFR)", paper to the London Policing Board Performance, Finance and Delivery Committee on 23 July 2026, says "AI assisted technology accelerates the translation of key evidence", reducing reliance on paid translation services and helping officers understand the gist of evidence early. It gives translation speeds of up to 150,000 words per minute, compared with around 187 words per hour for a human translator; these are the force's figures. The paper does not name a supplier or give a start date.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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