Police: Biometrics
Commons · Question 109784 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received legal advice on the compliance of new facial recognition technology deployed by police forces with human rights obligations.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 10 Feb 2026
The Home Office published its consultation on proposals for a new legal framework for law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies on 4 December 2025. This considers how the police could use new facial recognition technol...