Children, Schools and Families written question – answered at on 26 February 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether ContactPoint uses name recognition software.
holding answer
ContactPoint does not use a name recognition software package. To achieve the best possible results ContactPoint seeks to match data using a number of criteria including name. For names, ContactPoint will seek to match both phonetic (e.g. Mohammed/Mohammad/Mohamad) and alternative names (e.g. James, Jim, Jimmie, Jimmy).
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