United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 112334
Police: Biometrics
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10 February 2026
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18 February 2026 · Answer
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18 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any UK police forces have used Palantir software in conjunction with live or retrospective facial recognition systems since January 2020.
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10 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any UK police forces have used Palantir software in conjunction with live or retrospective facial recognition systems since January 2020.
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18 February 2026
Answer
The Home Office is not aware of any direct involvement by Palantir in the police’s use of facial recognition systems.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112334
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1880294
- uk · wq-1880294 · source updated 18 February 2026