United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 63301
Undocumented Migrants: DNA
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27 June 2025
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9 July 2025 · Answer
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9 July 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department collects the DNA of people who arrive illegally in the UK.
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27 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department collects the DNA of people who arrive illegally in the UK.
Source: Commons
9 July 2025
Answer
The Home Office currently collects biometric data of small boat arrivals in the form of facial images and fingerprints, but keeps the nature of such checks under regular review.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-27/63301
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1817448
- uk · wq-1817448 · source updated 9 July 2025