• Reference: 2024/2069
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Could you confirm who provides first aid training for police officers in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)?

• Reference: 2024/2068
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

During Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) live facial recognition (LFR) technology deployments in 2024, fewer than 40 per cent of true matches resulted in arrest. Has there been any formal assessment of whether the resources spent on facial recognition are more effective than traditional policing methods?

• Reference: 2024/2067
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

An investigation by Liberty found that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) accessed the mass facial recognition search engine PimEyes 2,337 times from its computers during a three-month period. Do you support an investigation into MPS use of PimEyes, whose technology has been criticised by human rights organisations around the world?

• Reference: 2024/2066
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

The policy of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is that live facial recognition (LFR) deployment locations are determined on the basis of whether a single person or more from a watchlist will attend that location. With current watchlists often spanning over 14,000 people, many of whom are not actively wanted for arrest, this means LFR cameras could be used almost anywhere in London. Are you confident this is a proportionate use of this technology?

• Reference: 2024/2065
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

For the deployments of live facial recognition (LFR) technology recorded on the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) LFR technology deployment record page, could you share with me in a table the approximate coordinates for each live facial recognition deployment, and ensure that future additions to this deployment record have more precise locations included?

• Reference: 2024/2064
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

For the recent deployments of live facial recognition (LFR) technology by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), could you share with me how it can be evidenced that the technology itself has not resulted in unacceptable gender or racial bias in policing operations?

• Reference: 2024/2063
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

How many police officers and hours of police time does it take to support a single deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)?

• Reference: 2024/2062
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

What is the total cost of all deployments of live facial recognition (LFR) by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in London per year since its introduction? Could you provide this information in a table and include a breakdown of all costs needed and associated with its use, deployment and operation, such as (but not limited to) software, hardware, plain-clothed and uniformed officers, and the cost of evaluation?

• Reference: 2024/2061
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

What was the cost of policing the Taylor Swift Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium on 21-23 June 2024? Could you break this down by: a) police officer shifts, b) police staff shifts, c) number of police officers, d) opportunity costs, e) overtime costs, f) non-pay costs, and g) costs recovered from event organisers?

• Reference: 2024/2060
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

What was the cost of policing the MLB World Tour: London Series 2024 at London Stadium on 8-9 June 2024? Could you break this down by: a) police officer shifts, b) police staff shifts, c) number of police officers, d) opportunity costs, e) overtime costs, f) non-pay costs, and g) costs recovered from event organisers?