Oral Question·Home Office
“If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect the right to privacy from live facial recognition surveillance.”
Tabled: 23 July 2024Answered: 29 July 2024
Asked by
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Home Department (Dan Jarvis)
Facial recognition technology is being used effectively by police forces to identify suspects more quickly and accurately but, of course, it is essential that any new technologies are accompanied by strong safeguards and are underpinned by a robust legal framework. This Government will give careful consideration to the overall impact of all new policing technology.