The NPS will replace the National Crime Agency, which covers England and Wales, but it will also have a UK-wide role. There are also plans to roll out facial recognition cameras nationwide to help police catch wanted criminals on watchlists. The number of facial recognition camera vehicles would be increased from 10 to 50. “I have no doubt that the same will prove true of facial recognition technology in the years to come.”An undated image of a police officer viewing a camera feed from inside a live facial recognition vehicle at an undisclosed location in England. Andrew Matthews/PAThere is currently no dedicated statute governing police use of facial recognition in England and Wales.