The Metropolitan Police are to begin using facial recognition cameras
They will be activated within the next few weeks
Police in London will soon start using facial recognition cameras for the first time.
The Metropolitan Police said the technology will be used in the fight against serious and violent crime, and also to help find missing children and vulnerable people.
Suspects wanted by police or the courts will be on "watchlists", and if they are spotted by the cameras they will be approached by officers.
Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said the technology will be deployed for the first time "within a month".
Trials of the cameras saw them used in locations including the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford and London's West End.
Scotland Yard say that the public will be aware of the surveillance, with officers handing out leaflets to the public and the cameras in open locations.
Published: by Radio NewsHub