Written Question·Home Office·UIN 51175
Passports: Religion
Tabled: 9 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the photograph software used for passport applications; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the software does not discriminate agains
Answer
Seema MalhotraThe initial check to guide if a photo meets the internationally agreed standards for passports utilises an algorithm provided by a leading technology provider.The testing of the photo checker was extensive and included wearers of religious headwear to opt...
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