Automatic Number Plate Recognition

Home Office written question – answered at on 24 March 2025.

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Photo of Sarah Coombes Sarah Coombes Labour, West Bromwich

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera system.

Photo of Diana R. Johnson Diana R. Johnson The Minister of State, Home Department

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 and drivers who break the law.

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