United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98997
Police: Biometrics
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10 December 2025
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5 January 2026 · Answer
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5 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to police forces on issuing contracts for live facial recognition technology.
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10 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to police forces on issuing contracts for live facial recognition technology.
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5 January 2026
Answer
The Home Office has not issued guidance to police forces on issuing contracts for live facial recognition technology. However, the Live Facial Recognition Commercial Framework produced by BlueLight Commercial is available to support police forces making p...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-10/98997
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1862599
- uk · wq-1862599 · source updated 5 January 2026