Written Question·Home Office·UIN 95018

Police: Biometrics

Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

David Davis

ConservativeGoole and Pocklington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces on including children in live facial recognition camera watchlists.

Answer

Sarah Jones
Guidance on watchlists is provided by the College of Policing in the form of an Authorised Professional Practice. This sets out the categories of people who may be included on a watchlist, which depends on the nature of the deployment. Watchlists must be ...

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