Question follow-through · 125305
Biometrics: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on using experimental methods in conjunction with facial recognition; and who is responsible for enforcing that guidance.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on using experimental methods in conjunction with facial recognition; and who is responsible for enforcing that guidance.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Home Office has not made a final assessment of the cost‑effectiveness of police use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in comparison to traditional policing methods. However, when the government introduces legislation on a new framework this ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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