Written Question·Home Office·UIN 98999

Biometrics

Tabled: 10 December 2025

Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent analysis her Department has conducted on the potential benefits of utilising live facial recognition systems.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Home Office does not hold data on the number of convictions made following the police’s use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology.  Where police forces are using live facial recognition technology, the number of arrests made following each deplo...

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