United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3514
Biometrics: Data Protection
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20 May 2026
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1 June 2026 · Answer
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1 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the storage, security, sharing, and deletion of data generated through the use of live facial recognition technology.
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the storage, security, sharing, and deletion of data generated through the use of live facial recognition technology.
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1 June 2026
Answer
Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology uses live video footage of people passing an LFR camera in a public place and compares their images to a specific list of people wanted by the police (known as a watchlist).Police use of facial recognition is gover...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3514
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1908071
- uk · wq-1908071 · source updated 1 June 2026