49 mins ago · Wales
Ethnic minority groups in Wales four times more likely to be target of police facial scans
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Wales. The first report grouped here was at 15 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Ethnic minority groups in Wales four times more likely to be target of police facial scans”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Exclusive: South Wales police figures show BAME people accounted for 24% of selected scans in 2025, despite being 7% of population Ethnic minority people are four times more likely than their white counterparts to be chosen for some police facial scans, according to official data, sparking warnings of racial bias.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
Ethnic minority groups in Wales four times more likely to be target of police facial scans
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian