Written Question·Home Office·UIN 119369
Biometrics: Police National Database
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026
Question
Clive Lewis
Labour — Norwich South
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is in place relating to the thresholds at which retrospective facial recognition searches of the Police National Database may be operated.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe 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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