Written Question·Home Office·UIN 127503
Police: Biometrics
Tabled: 15 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proportionality of the police using live facial recognition technology to identify suspects for low-level offences.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Home Office has not formally assessed the potential impact of police facial recognition cameras on levels of local crime rates or effectiveness against traditional policing methods. However, when the Government introduces legislation on a new framewor...
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