United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL2182
Passports: Ethnic Groups
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5 February 2024
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19 February 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 31 January (HL1679), whether they plan to review the algorithms used in the automatic verification of passport photographs to ensure that they account for ethnic div
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5 February 2024
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 31 January (HL1679), whether they plan to review the algorithms used in the automatic verification of passport photographs to ensure that they account for ethnic div
Source: Lords
19 February 2024
Answer
The initial check to determine if a photo meets the internationally agreed standards for passports utilises an algorithm provided by a leading technology provider and, through extensive testing, this has been optimised to help best meet the needs of His M...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-05/HL2182
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1687660
- uk · wq-1687660 · source updated 19 February 2024