National ANPR Service: data protection impact assessment

Product Description

This data protection impact assessment (DPIA) concerns the National automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) Service (NAS) which is the national system used by the police and other law enforcement agencies (LEA) for law enforcement purposes as defined by Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018. It does not relate to consideration of the deployment of ANPR cameras.

The document provides the detailed assessment and mitigations of the data protection risks for NAS. It provides an overview of the NAS with an account of the lawful basis for its use by the police and other law enforcement agencies.

It was produced following consultation with regulators and with input from the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) for national law enforcement ANPR.