Custody images currently held by the force

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Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.033393

I note you seek access to the following information:

I'd like to request the following information be released:

- The number of custody images currently held by the force.

- The number of requests received by the force for custody images to be deleted since 1 November 2022.

- The number of custody images deleted by the force since 1 November 2022.

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

The number of custody images currently held by the force.

There are currently 3.6 million individual images held.

The number of requests received by the force for custody images to be deleted since 1 November 2022.

I can confirm that since the 1st of November 2022 there have been 693 applications for the deletion of custody images.

The number of custody images deleted by the force since 1 November 2022

I can confirm that since the 1 November 2022 there have been 293 custody images deleted.