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Police: Biometrics

Commons · Question 97467 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of expanded police powers to use facial recognition on the privacy of residents in Devon.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 5 Jan 2026

The Home Office has not assessed the potential impact of expanded use of facial recognition on the privacy of residents in Devon, specifically, although the Government recognises that facial recognition will usually involve some degree of interference wit...