Police: Biometrics
Commons · Question 98468 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Consultation on a new legal framework for law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies, published on 4 December 2025,
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 17 Dec 2025
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring the use of facial recognition and similar biometric technologies by law enforcement remains proportionate to the seriousness of the harm being addressed. The consultation launched on 4 December seeks vi...