United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5358
Biometrics
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20 January 2020
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28 January 2020 · Answer
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28 January 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legislation is in place to regulate the use of facial recognition technology after the UK leaves the EU.
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20 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legislation is in place to regulate the use of facial recognition technology after the UK leaves the EU.
Source: Commons
28 January 2020
Answer
The High Court found that there is a clear and sufficient legal framework for police use of live facial recognition (LFR) in England & Wales. This framework, which includes the common law powers available to a constable for the purpose of preventing o...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-20/5358
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1171998
- uk · wq-1171998 · source updated 28 January 2020