Written Question·Home Office·UIN 95733

Police: Biometrics

Tabled: 1 December 2025

Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the (a) effectiveness of the legal and regulatory framework and (b) use and coverage of facial recognition technology by police forces in England.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government supports the wider adoption of facial recognition technology across all police forces.Although there is a legal basis for police use of facial recognition, we want to bring forward a new bespoke legal framework, to build public trust and en...

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