Biometrics
Commons · Question 21282 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Rupa Huq
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether processes are in place to manually decouple British citizens' biometric profiles from persons of interest once a false-positive match can be established at e-gates.
Answer
Answered by Jo White, 8 Sep 2026
The eGates check biometric details of passengers against their passports, whilst a separate biographic check is made against watchlists of persons of interest.Where a watchlist match is subsequently assessed as a false positive, capability to further dist...