ANPR
is used to help detect, deter and disrupt criminality at a
local, force, regional and national level, including tackling
travelling criminals, organised crime groups and terrorism.
ANPR
provides lines of enquiry and evidence in the investigation
of crime and is used by the police and LEAs throughout the
United Kingdom. The following documents are issued in respect
of the use of ANPR by the
police and other law enforcement agencies.
National ANPR standards
for policing and law enforcement (NASPLE)
is issued by the Home Office to set out the standards for the
use of ANPR for law
enforcement purposes by the police and other law enforcement
agencies within the NAS.
NASPLE
is divided into 3 sections:
- Part 1: data standards which define the compliance
requirements for ANPRdata
- Part 2: infrastructure standards which define the
compliance requirements for ANPR
infrastructure
- Part 3: data access and management standards, which
define the access requirements for access to ANPR data
National standards for compliance and audit of law
enforcement ANPR (audit
standards) is issued by the Home Office to set out the
standards for the audit of the use of ANPR by the
police and other law enforcement agencies.
Technical specifications prescribes the technical
specifications for data within the National ANPR Service
(NAS).
Supplier specification provides details of the technical
requirements for installation of police in-car ANPR systems to
meet the requirements of Regulation 109.
You can also read our guidance on developing
and reviewing your ANPRinfrastructure
and the National ANPR Service data
protection impact assessment.
You can read a notice which the
rights of data subjects under provisions of the Data
Protection Act 2018 in respect of data held on the National
ANPRService
(NAS).
