Question follow-through · 121853

Yoti: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will review the findings of the Spanish Data Protection Agency regarding the handling of biometric and personal data by Yoti; what safeguards are in place to help ensure that the

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 18 Mar 2026
Target answer date: 23 Mar 2026
Answer: 27 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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18 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will review the findings of the Spanish Data Protection Agency regarding the handling of biometric and personal data by Yoti; what safeguards are in place to help ensure that the
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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27 Mar 2026
Answer published
Yoti provides a range of digital identity and facial age estimation services, and its Digital ID app service is certified against the UK digital verification services trust framework. Services certified against the framework are entitled to be on a statut...

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