AI and facial recognition rolled out as Britain's policing system faces major reforms

"The home secretary has announced plans to ramp up the use of AI and live facial recognition as she unveils sweeping reforms to fix Britain's broken policing system. Shabana Mahmood is investing 140m to roll out technology which she hopes will free up 6 million police hours each year, the equivalent of 3,000 officers, as part of the biggest overhaul of an outdated policing model designed for another century."

"AI technology will be deployed to rapidly analyse CCTV, doorbell and mobile phone footage, detect deepfakes, carry out digital forensics and speed up administration such as form filling, redaction and transcription. The home secretary believes the overhaul will get more officers out on the streets (PA) Ms Mahmood said: Criminals are operating in increasingly sophisticated ways. However, some police forces are still fighting crime with analogue methods."

"The government is also increasing the number of live facial recognition vans five-fold, from 10 to 50, which will be used by forces across the country to help catch wanted criminals. The measures, announced on Monday, are part of the biggest overhaul to policing in England and Wales in 200 years. Other changes include: Formation of an FBI-style National Police Service (NPS) to tackle terrorism, fraud and serious organised crime"

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will invest £140m to deploy AI across policing to free up an estimated 6 million police hours annually, equivalent to about 3,000 officers. AI will analyse CCTV, doorbell and mobile footage, detect deepfakes, perform digital forensics and accelerate administrative tasks such as form filling, redaction and transcription. Live facial recognition vans will increase from 10 to 50. Plans include a new FBI-style National Police Service for terrorism, fraud and serious organised crime, a drastic reduction in 43 forces potentially to 12 mega-forces, mandatory practising licences for officers, neighbourhood teams in every ward and powers to remove chief constables.

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