United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98988
Passports: Photographs
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10 December 2025
Last action
6 January 2026 · Answer
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6 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether passport photographs are being enrolled into biometric databases accessible for live facial recognition searches; and what assessment she has made of the privacy implications of this policy.
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Timeline
10 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether passport photographs are being enrolled into biometric databases accessible for live facial recognition searches; and what assessment she has made of the privacy implications of this policy.
Source: Commons
6 January 2026
Answer
Passport photographs are not being enrolled into biometric databases accessible for live facial recognition searches. However, His Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) may conduct retrospective facial recognition searches against the passport database, on beh...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-10/98988
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1862590
- uk · wq-1862590 · source updated 6 January 2026