The rollout of artificial intelligence tools aims to enhance police investigations of grooming gangs across all police forces in England and Wales. A funding boost of £426,000 for the Tackling Organised Exploitation (TOEX) programme will provide these technologies. Currently, 13 forces utilize the apps, reportedly saving over £20 million and 16,000 investigative hours. The initiative follows Baroness Casey's recommendation for a national police operation to reassess cold cases related to child sexual exploitation, leading to the creation of Operation Beaconport, which will review over 1,200 closed cases.
Artificial intelligence tools will be rolled out to all police forces to tackle grooming gangs. Officers across all 43 forces in England and Wales will gain access to the investigative technology as part of a 426,000 funding boost for the Tackling Organised Exploitation (TOEX) programme.
Some 13 forces currently have access to their apps, which are said to have been used 12,500 times saving more than 20 million and 16,000 hours for investigators.
The expansion, announced by the Home Office, comes after Baroness Casey recommended a national police operation to review cold cases, in her rapid audit on grooming gangs published in June.
Operation Beaconport has since been established, led by the National Crime Agency, and will be reviewing more than 1,200 closed cases of child sexual exploitation.
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