Written question asked by Chi Onwurah (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 September 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 September 2021 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 20 September 2021. A substantive answer was provided by Gillian Keegan (Conservative) on Monday, 11 October 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Coronavirus: Vaccination
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the technical specifications for the iProov vaccine passport in respect of that system comparing facial data with anonymised photo IDs held for the NHS app.
- Answer
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The company iProov does not provide a vaccine passport service and therefore no technical specification exists that could be shared. In addition, their service does not compare facial data. It scans a user-submitted photograph in real-time, as part of identity checks when registering to use NHS Login to gain access to health records or personal information. NHS Login, under strict controls, compares this image and an image captured from a user’s ID document, such as a driving licence or passport. No information is either shared or stored within iProov or the NHS App.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 50020
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Biometrics Software NHS Vaccination Coronavirus
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- 2021-10-11 13:08:33 +0100
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