Written Question·Home Office·UIN 101781

Police: Biometrics

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 8 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Clive Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to UIN 97805 answered on 15 December 2025, whether estimates have been made of the number of potential misidentifications made by police as a result of potential bias in the PND facial search

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Home Office is aware of the risk of bias in facial recognition algorithms and supports policing in managing that risk. Initial findings from independent testing carried out by the National Physical Laboratory were shared with the Home Office in March ...

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