Written Question·Home Office·UIN 84956
Arrests: Biometrics
Tabled: 24 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of arrests that have been made following police use of facial recognition technology.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Home Office does not hold data on the number of arrests made following the police’s use of facial recognition technology. The department is, however, funding national evaluation to understand the impact of facial recognition on police and crime outcom...
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