Written Question·Home Office·UIN 65682
Undocumented Migrants: DNA and Fingerprints
Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on recording the (a) DNA and (b) fingerprints of migrants who arrive in the UK illegally.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAs per the practice under successive governments, the Home Office collects biometric data, in the form of facial images and fingerprints, from all people who enter the UK illegally where they are aged over five, for the purpose of verifying identity and e...
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