Written Question·Home Office·UIN 112324
Police: Biometrics
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Shockat Adam
Independent — Leicester 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 JonesThe Home Office is not aware of any direct involvement by Palantir in the police’s use of facial recognition systems.