Public Attitudes to Facial Recognition Technology in Policing Survey

Home Office · awarded 18 November 2024

Who

Buyer	Home Office Lonson
Supplier	Verian Group UK Ltd
Category	services
Classification	Social research services CPV 79315000
Notice published	29 November 2024

What it is for

The Policing Research team within Home Office Analysis and Insight supports ministers in manging policing policy and resources through delivery of evidence-based advice. Further detail can be accessed here: Home Office - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) OVERVIEW OF REQUIREMENT The Home Office is conducting an evaluation to explore the impact of the police use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) in England and Wales. One of the impacts in this sense is being considered as: - Impact at the interface between the police and the public that they serve (i.e., in public trust and confidence in policing) To explore this impact, the HO plans to commission research to understand public views and attitudes towards the police use of FRT, which will feed into the wider evaluation. While police forces use FRT, it is expected that public understanding of the police use isn't entirely aligned. To draw out any potentially causative impact on public opinion, it is essential to grasp what public understanding is, as well as develop a clear sense of how public opinion is related to the use and outcomes of FRT use in policing, and finally how public opinion has/is shifting. On top of this, it is likely that not all communities will feel the impact of FRT in policing in the same way. As such, it will be valuable to explore where public opinion deviates and, if possible, explore the drivers behind differing impacts on public trust and confidence from police use of FRT. The Home Office seeks to appoint a Supplier to deliver a national (England and Wales) survey and supplementary qualitative research to explore the issues above. The Home Office requires research to be conducted on public perceptions of FRT in policing, including knowledge and opinions on the technology, privacy concerns, wider attitudes…

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