United Kingdom, London
Metropolitan Police
AI-assisted video redaction
OperationalOfficial publicationPAI-3D86E252
- Body
- Metropolitan Police
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Area
- London
- Technology
- AI-assisted video redaction
- 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-3D86E252
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, describes software that automates the identification of information in video footage, such as vehicle registration plates, faces and screens, for redaction, with results reviewed by a human operator. It is said to be used for case files and public body-worn video and to be up to 70 per cent quicker than a human alone, a figure the force supplies. No supplier or start date is given.
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AI-assisted video redaction elsewhere in United Kingdom
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon and Cornwall PoliceSecure Redact AI-assisted redaction | United KingdomDevon and Cornwall | — | — | Trial | |
| Dorset PoliceSecure Redact AI-assisted redaction | United KingdomDorset | — | — | Trial | |
| Sussex PoliceAutomated video redaction | United KingdomSussex | — | — | Operational | |
| Police Service of Northern IrelandDOC Defender document redaction | United KingdomNorthern Ireland | — | — | Operational |