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Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.035288
I note you seek access to the following information:
I am writing to request the following information relating to the Met Police’s LFR watchlist for the Chinatown deployment on 19 January 2024
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Q1 - The demographic [age, gender/sex, ethnicity] breakdown of the facial recognition watchlist used in the deployment, if held in a readily accessible format
At the time of your request the watchlist had been deleted so there is no information held for this question.
Please note than any information held in relation to this question would be exempt under Section 31(1) – Law Enforcement under FOIA.
Q2 - The number of people aged under 18, and under 13 on the watchlist
At the time of your request the watchlist had been deleted so there is no information held for this question.
Please note than any information held in relation to this question would be exempt under Section 31(1) – Law Enforcement under FOIA.
Q3 - The number of people on the watchlist
This information is already published at the below link:
MPS LFR Deployment Grid.pdf
Q4 - The number of people on the watchlist wanted for arrest, and the number not wanted for arrest.
At the time of your request the watchlist had been deleted so there is no information held for this question.
Please note than any information held in relation to this question would be exempt under Section 31(1) – Law Enforcement under FOIA.
Q5 - The number of people on the watchlist by category/criteria breakdown [e.g wanted by the courts, missing person, as per College of Policing categories]
At the time of your request the watchlist had been deleted so there is no information held for this question.
Please note than any information held in relation to this question would be exempt under Section 31(1) – Law Enforcement under FOIA.
Q6 - Any assessment on the use of unlawfully retained images on the watchlist
This information is already published in the LFR DPIA on page 23 at the below link:
Impact Assessment - DPIA.pdf