Immigration Controls: Biometrics
2026-06-15 · Home Office · 10230 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted any assessments of potential racial, disabilities, or other equalities biases in the use of Facial Age Estimation technology in immigration enforcement contexts.
Answer
Throughout 2026, Facial Age Estimation technology will undergo rigorous testing and subject to further decision making, is expected to first be implemented in 2027 for small boat arrivals at Western Jet Foil, where quick decisions are critical.Extensive t...