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Merseyside Police unlawfully holds 300,000 mugshots overdue for deletion

Merseyside Police unlawfully holds 300,000 mugshots overdue for deletion

What's happening

SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. Liverpool Echo is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 31 Oct 2026, 00:01 UTC. The headline in use is “Merseyside Police unlawfully holds 300,000 mugshots overdue for deletion”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

Merseyside Police said the retention of images is a national issue involving "legal, technical and operation considerations"

Liverpool EchoRead at Liverpool Echo

Story timeline

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  • Liverpool Echo