Police: Biometrics
Commons · Question 7726 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has advised any police forces not to activate facial recognition functions within surveillance software.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 16 Jun 2026
The Home Office has not issued advice to police forces on the activation of specific facial recognition functions within surveillance software.The use of facial recognition technology by police forces is an operational matter for chief constables, who are...