Retail Trade: Biometrics
Commons · Question 74504 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to retailers on the use of live facial recognition technology for (a) security and (b) commercial purposes.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 10 Sep 2025
The Home Office has not issued guidance to retailers on the use of live facial recognition technology, as systems used privately are entirely separate from law enforcement systems.However, all users of FR must comply with the law and the ICO has provided ...