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Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 June 2007. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 June 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.


Automatic Number Plate Recognition

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the percentage of (a) driver and (b) vehicle information held on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s Automated Number Plate Recognition database that is inaccurate.
Answer

Driver information held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is not used to support use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) as the technology applies to vehicles only.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
144796; 462 c758W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Databases Vehicle number plates Automatic number plate recognition
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk