Question follow-through · 22624

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology to catch wanted persons.

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 28 Aug 2026
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2026
Answer: 9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology to catch wanted persons.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Home Office does not provide operational guidance to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology.Forces using the technology must comply with all relevant legal requirements including data protection, human rights and equality legislatio...

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