Impact assessment

National ANPR Service: data protection impact assessment

This DPIA concerns the National ANPR Service, the national system used for law enforcement purposes as defined by Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 17 January 2020
• Last updated: 8 March 2024 — See all updates

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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.

Published 17 January 2020
Last updated 8 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 8 March 2024

   Updated the impact assessment to version 3.1.

2. 31 May 2022

   Data Protection Impact Assessment updated.

3. 18 February 2021

   Updated document.

4. 17 January 2020

   First published.