Question follow-through · 51175
Passports: Religion
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the photograph software used for passport applications; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the software does not discriminate agains
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 May 2025
- Answer
- 19 May 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the photograph software used for passport applications; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the software does not discriminate agains
13 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 May 2025
Answer published
The initial check to guide if a photo meets the internationally agreed standards for passports utilises an algorithm provided by a leading technology provider.The testing of the photo checker was extensive and included wearers of religious headwear to opt...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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