Written Question·Home Office·UIN 119368

Police: Biometrics

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Clive Lewis

LabourNorwich South

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Idemia facial recognition algorithm for Home Office strategic facial matching will be rolled out across police forces.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Home Secretary has commissioned His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary (HMICFRS) to conduct an inspection of police and relevant law enforcement agencies’ use of retrospective facial recognition. The detail of the inspection and publication of ...

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