UK police database legally doubtful
A British surveillance commissioner has cast doubt on the legality of a police database established without parliamentary consent.
Independent surveillance camera commissioner Tony Porter said in a report that there is no statutory authority for the creation of the national ANPR database, its creation was never agreed by parliament and no report on its operation has ever been laid before parliament.
Media reports say a network of 8,300 sophisticated cameras capable of recognizing vehicle registration plates take photos of up to 30 million cars traveling on roads throughout England and Wales each day. The Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system is believed to be the biggest in the world and is used to find stolen cars and uninsured drivers. The database of front and rear number plate “reads” gives police access to details including the time and place the photos were captured.
The network has been strongly condemned by human rights groups who argue that the surveillance network undermines the principles of policing.
The government’s Policing Minister, Mike Penning, defended the system saying: “Automatic number plate recognition systems are a valuable source of intelligence for the police to use in both the prevention and detection of crime. The government, with the surveillance camera commissioner, aims to ensure that the public can be confident that surveillance camera systems are there for their personal protection.”
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