Written Question·Home Office·UIN 100679

Automatic Number Plate Recognition

Tabled: 16 December 2025

Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reliability of ANPR data in (a) preventing and (b) detecting (i) road traffic and (ii) wider criminal offences.

Answer

Sarah Jones

ANPR is a valuable tool to help the police tackle crime and keep the road safe. We keep the effectiveness of police and law enforcement use of ANPR under regular review, to ensure it remains a robust tool for identifying vehicles of interest to the police...

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