United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98995
Biometrics
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10 December 2025
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5 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to prevent the expansion of live facial recognition technology beyond counter-terrorism and serious crime into routine policing, retail monitoring, or crowd surveillance.
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10 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to prevent the expansion of live facial recognition technology beyond counter-terrorism and serious crime into routine policing, retail monitoring, or crowd surveillance.
Source: Commons
5 January 2026
Answer
Live facial recognition technology, which involves processing live video footage of people passing a camera, is used in England and Wales to help locate people who are wanted by the police, in public spaces. The College of Policing has produced national g...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-10/98995
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1862597
- uk · wq-1862597 · source updated 5 January 2026