Written Question·Home Office·UIN 119370

Biometrics: Ethnic Groups

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Clive Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the safeguards in place to mitigate racial and other bias in the use of retrospective facial recognition technology.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Home Secretary has commissioned His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary (HMICFRS) to conduct an inspection of police and relevant law enforcement agencies’ use of retrospective facial recognition. The detail of the inspection and publication of ...

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