Question follow-through · 43831

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of police use of live facial recognition technology.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 3 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 8 Apr 2025
Answer: 8 Apr 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

3 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of police use of live facial recognition technology.
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government supports the police use of live facial recognition technology and will continue to ensure the right balance is struck between ensuring public safety and safeguarding individuals’ rights.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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