Written Question·Home Office·UIN 109784

Police: Biometrics

Tabled: 30 January 2026

Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received legal advice on the compliance of new facial recognition technology deployed by police forces with human rights obligations.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Home Office published its consultation on proposals for a new legal framework for law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies on 4 December 2025. This considers how the police could use new facial recognition technol...

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