Written Question·Home Office·UIN 84956

Arrests: Biometrics

Tabled: 24 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

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 Jones
The 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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