Question follow-through · 112324
Police: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the risk assessments carried out on the use of facial recognition technology by Palantir Technologies in policing, especially on privacy and discrimination issues.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 24 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the risk assessments carried out on the use of facial recognition technology by Palantir Technologies in policing, especially on privacy and discrimination issues.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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24 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Home Office is not aware of any direct involvement by Palantir in the police’s use of facial recognition systems.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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