Written Question·Home Office·UIN 99002
Police: Biometrics
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis on the fiscal implications of utilising live facial recognition systems; and how this compares to traditional policing methods.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Home Office does not hold data on the number of convictions made following the police’s use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology. Where police forces are using live facial recognition technology, the number of arrests made following each deplo...
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