Written Question·Home Office·UIN 112324

Police: Biometrics

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Shockat Adam

IndependentLeicester South

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the risk assessments carried out on the use of facial recognition technology by Palantir Technologies in policing, especially on privacy and discrimination issues.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Home Office is not aware of any direct involvement by Palantir in the police’s use of facial recognition systems.