Biometrics: Data Protection
Commons · Question 111253 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that data collected by live facial recognition technology cannot be accessed by foreign states.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 11 Feb 2026
Police use of live facial recognition (LFR) is governed by data protection legislation, which requires that any processing of biometric data is lawful, fair, proportionate and subject to appropriate safeguards.The Home Office does not collect or store dat...