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Yoti: Data Protection

Commons · Question 123829 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 16 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her data protection polices of the enforcement action taken by the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos against Yoti in

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 16 Apr 2026

Organisations such as Yoti that process biometric data of UK users, through the provision of digital verification and age assurance services, have to comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). A...