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Companies: Directors

Commons · Question 10251 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what safeguards are in place to prevent biometric, photographic and identity data collected during Companies House verification processes from being used for other purposes.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 22 Jun 2026

Companies House applies strict safeguards to the collection and use of identity data as part of its identity verification processes. Companies House does not receive or store biometric data and only receives and stores photographic data in a small number ...