The Conservatives have called for the greater use of facial recognition technology to investigate crimes. Shadow home secretary Chris Philp wants officers to be required to run images of suspects through facial recognition software where they have been captured on CCTV, mobile phones or camera doorbells.
He also wants police to follow up when geo-tagged items - including phones, laptops, tablets, bikes and cars - are pinging their location at a suspect's address, as well as tackling stolen goods being sold in plain sight.
How does the Conservative plan say police should use the technology?
Philp said the Conservative's Take Back Our Streets plan would put all three elements into practice, backed up by 10,000 extra police officers, which he claimed would be fully funded by £800 million per year.
