FOI Mobile Fingerprinting (0275.2022-23)

Request

After trialling mobile fingerprinting technology in 2018 under the stop and scan scheme, it seems to have been rolled out across England. I want to know if: 

(1) North Yorkshire Police use mobile fingerprinting service? And has it ever employed it at any time since fingerprinting services were tested and rolled? If yes, for what period has it ran? 

(2) If it has, how many times has it been employed? Please provide a breakup by year, starting from whenever it was first rolled to the present day 

(3) I also need access to the latest privacy impact assessment for holding of this information

Response

• North Yorkshire Police use mobile fingerprinting service? And has it ever employed it at any time since fingerprinting services were tested and rolled? If yes, for what period has it ran?

 North Yorkshire Police had mobile fingerprint technology in use for a trial period. It was used from Sept 2019 until Sept 2021.

• If it has, how many times has it been employed? Please provide a breakup by year, starting from whenever it was first rolled to the present day. 

Please see below table which represents the appropriate data for the period North Yorkshire Police used mobile fingerprint technology.

Period	Occasions MFT employed in period
2019 (commencing Sept 2019)	114
2020 (Calendar Year)	221
2021 (last data recorded July 2021)	115

(3) I also need access to the latest privacy impact assessment for holding of this information

North Yorkshire Police do not have a specific privacy impact assessment relevant to mobile fingerprint technology.