Written Question·Home Office·UIN 74504

Retail Trade: Biometrics

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to retailers on the use of live facial recognition technology for (a) security and (b) commercial purposes.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Home Office has not issued guidance to retailers on the use of live facial recognition technology, as systems used privately are entirely separate from law enforcement systems.However, all users of FR must comply with the law and the ICO has provided ...
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