Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's support for high streets.”
Tabled: 7 January 2020Answered: 13 January 2020
Asked by
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
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.