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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the use of AI-enabled facial recognition CCTV by local authorities is subject to appropriate safeguards for privacy, data protection, and transparency.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the use of AI-enabled facial recognition CCTV by local authorities is subject to appropriate safeguards for privacy, data protection, and transparency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency arrangements are in place when passenger numbers arriving at UK airports exceed forecast levels; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of eGate technology in reducing passenger waiting times at UK airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency arrangements are in place when passenger numbers arriving at UK airports exceed forecast levels; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of eGate technology in reducing passenger waiting times at UK airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology to catch wanted persons.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology to catch wanted persons.
The Home Office does not provide operational guidance to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology.
Forces using the technology must comply with all relevant legal requirements including data protection, human rights and equality legislation, as well as the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice and force-level policies. For live facial recognition, forces are required to follow the College of Policing’s national guidance in the form of an Authorised Professional Practice (APP). The APP sets out how the technology should be used, including the categories of individuals who may be included on watchlists and the need for deployments to be necessary and proportionate to a specific policing objective.
The Police Reform Bill will include clearer rules and safeguards, and a single expert body to provide independent advice and oversight.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to question 10230 answered on 16 June 2026, whether the a) equalities impacts assessments and b) outcomes resulting from the National Physical Laboratory review of Home Office Facial Age Estimation testing will be published upon completion.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to question 10230 answered on 16 June 2026, whether the a) equalities impacts assessments and b) outcomes resulting from the National Physical Laboratory review of Home Office Facial Age Estimation testing will be published upon completion.
The policy on facial age estimation is still being developed, and the Home Office is currently undertaking rigorous testing and trialling of the technology throughout 2026. Subject to the results of the testing and trials, FAE is planned to be rolled out from 2027. In line with the public sector equality duty, equalities impacts are being fully considered. No decisions have been made regarding publication of documents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 18207 on Railway Stations: Biometrics, what offences were the 13 individuals arrested for; at which railway station did each arrest take place; and in what way was each arrest linked to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 18207 on Railway Stations: Biometrics, what offences were the 13 individuals arrested for; at which railway station did each arrest take place; and in what way was each arrest linked to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether processes are in place to manually decouple British citizens' biometric profiles from persons of interest once a false-positive match can be established at e-gates.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether processes are in place to manually decouple British citizens' biometric profiles from persons of interest once a false-positive match can be established at e-gates.
The eGates check biometric details of passengers against their passports, whilst a separate biographic check is made against watchlists of persons of interest.
Where a watchlist match is subsequently assessed as a false positive, capability to further distinguish between subjects of interest and false positive matches is restricted to a limited number of watchlist entry types. The Home Office continues to invest in improvements to identity matching and identification processes to reduce false positive matches.
The government has cancelled plans for a national digital ID scheme. This briefing explains what digital ID is and summarises the debates around it.
The government has cancelled plans for a national digital ID scheme. This briefing explains what digital ID is and summarises the debates around it.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services on plans to consider facial recognition as an assessment criteria for the PEEL legitimacy inspections.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services on plans to consider facial recognition as an assessment criteria for the PEEL legitimacy inspections.
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) assesses the operational performance of forces in England and Wales. HMICFRS operates independently of Government.
The Inspectorate’s Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy (PEEL) programme assesses all 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales against core areas of operational and organisational activity.
This framework is not intended to be prescriptive or exhaustive, and HMICF The PEEL assessment criteria for the current cycle of inspections (2025-2027) were finalised in its PEEL Assessment Framework (PAF), which was published in April 2025 by HMICFRS after a consultation period with the sector.
RS consider new guidance, standards and research when made available.
HMICFRS are currently undertaking an inspection into police use of retrospective facial recognition (RFR), examining whether the use of RFR is efficient, effective, and legitimate.
The findings from this inspection are expected to be published in the Autumn.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at which railway stations live facial recognition technology has been deployed in each of the last five years; on what dates it was deployed at each station; for what purpose; and how many individuals were (a) matched to watchlists, (b) stopped by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at which railway stations live facial recognition technology has been deployed in each of the last five years; on what dates it was deployed at each station; for what purpose; and how many individuals were (a) matched to watchlists, (b) stopped by...
The British Transport Police (BTP) commenced a six-month pilot of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) at certain railway stations in February 2026. The purpose of every deployment is to identify and apprehend individuals wanted for serious crimes.
BTP have reported that to date (a) no offenders have been matched to watchlists, (b) one individual has been stopped by police but this was a false alert which was resolved quickly and (c) no individuals have been arrested specifically following use of facial recognition technology.
BTP have reported 13 arrests linked to the deployment of LFR so far during the pilot, and the locations see a reduced level of crime whilst LFR is in use.
The following railway stations have had LFR deployed:
Deployment Location | Date (2026) |
London Bridge | 11-Feb |
Waterloo Rail | 13-Feb |
Euston Rail | 17-Feb |
Kings Cross | 24-Feb |
Kings Cross | 04-Mar |
Euston | 13-Mar |
St Pancras | 19-Mar |
Liverpool Street | 26-Mar |
Kings Cross | 02-Apr |
Victoria | 09-Apr |
Victoria | 20-May |
Waterloo | 22-May |
Liverpool Street | 28-May |
Euston | 11-Jun |
Victoria | 27-Jun |
Victoria | 2-Jul |
King’s Cross | 11-Jul |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of live facial recognition systems by retailers to identify suspected offenders and alert the police.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of live facial recognition systems by retailers to identify suspected offenders and alert the police.
Police and private live facial recognition systems are procured and operated independently of government. However, the government welcomes the guidance provided to private operators by the Information Commissioners Office and support retailers’ use of technology to protect their staff, customers and property.
To this end, through the Retail Crime Forum, we are actively engaged with retailers and law enforcement agencies to strengthen digital evidence-sharing and the responsible use of facial recognition technology, making it easier to identify repeat offenders and build stronger cases against them.
For example, shops and business are encouraged to send images they capture of criminals on their CCTV systems to the police. These can then be searched by police investigators against a police database of images of people who have previously been arrested, using retrospective facial recognition, to try and identify the offender.
We also launched a public consultation last year to support development of a new legal framework for law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology, which will ultimately support responsible increase in its use. The consultation asked questions about whether the framework should extend to private users of facial recognition such as retailers, and the Government are working through the responses and policy implications.
Non-EU nationals will soon need an authorisation before they travel to the EU and will have to go through new automated biometric checks at the border
Non-EU nationals will soon need an authorisation before they travel to the EU and will have to go through new automated biometric checks at the border
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the AI model that will conduct AI facial age assessments on children at the border; and what assessment she has made of the risk of error and bias in AI facial age assessment technology to conduct age assessments...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the AI model that will conduct AI facial age assessments on children at the border; and what assessment she has made of the risk of error and bias in AI facial age assessment technology to conduct age assessments...
The Home Office has recently announced that the procurement process for an FAE algorithm has concluded, and a new contract has been awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd, with Cognitec as sub-contractor. The awarded algorithm was trained on the supplier’s proprietary dataset consisting of millions of facial images collected over several decades, covering a broad range of ages, ethnicities, and genders.
Separately, the Home Office has used industry algorithms to test FAE performance against approximately 2.5 million operational images with a known age across different ethnicities, genders and age ranges, and showed, indicating promising performance and accuracy. Internal testing and trialling is ongoing using the newly procured algorithm. Demographic differentials and the public sector equality duty have been a crucial part of this testing and ongoing policy development.
Our published factsheet - Facial age estimation - GOV.UK- explains how the technology works, and how the Department is exploring its use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks of age verification methods involving facial or biometric data to enforce a social media ban for under-16s.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks of age verification methods involving facial or biometric data to enforce a social media ban for under-16s.
I have asked Ofcom to rapidly assess what constitutes highly effective age assurance for establishing whether someone is over 16, prioritising data privacy and security, and considering how it can work for all users.
The ICO’s age-appropriate design code already requires online services to meet additional standards when processing children’s data, including on security, minimisation and sharing.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her department plans to facilitate biometrics checks in Gaza following the statement by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to the House on 24th June 2026 regarding the resumption of medical evacuations and student pathways.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her department plans to facilitate biometrics checks in Gaza following the statement by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to the House on 24th June 2026 regarding the resumption of medical evacuations and student pathways.
All individuals who enter the UK as part of the Medevac and Student processes will be subject to robust security checks and will be required to submit their biometrics ahead of travel. This is a vital way of protecting the UK public from individuals who pose any national security, criminality or safeguarding risks.
Where individuals are approved for travel from Gaza, the Government will work with the authorities of a third country to facilitate the enrolment of biometrics before onward travel to the UK. We may waive in-person biometric requirements only for individuals medically certified as too ill to enrol. All those accompanying such individuals must also provide their biometrics in person and present valid travel documentation for everyone.
We are not able to offer a running commentary on operational matters. HMG will work closely with authorities in a third country to ensure individuals undertake biometric checks before coming to the UK.
Supporting Medevac and Student departures is a coordinated effort across HMG. Departures from Gaza remain highly complex and dependent on factors outside the UK Government’s control. As such, travel and timelines cannot be guaranteed.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent oversight body currently has responsibility for monitoring the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology; and whether that body has the powers to require the force to pause its planned rollout.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent oversight body currently has responsibility for monitoring the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology; and whether that body has the powers to require the force to pause its planned rollout.
There is an established legal basis for use of live facial recognition technology, including by the Metropolitan Police service. This has been tested and confirmed by the Courts, and includes requirements for compliance with data protection, equality, and human rights laws. A number of public bodies are currently responsible for overseeing police, including the Metropolitan Police Service, use of live facial recognition technology. These bodies include the Information Commissioners Office, Equality and Human Rights Commission, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. In addition, users of the technology must comply with College of Policing guidance and their own published policies. To provide further confidence to both the public and policing that this technology is being used lawfully, and without bias the Government has committed to introducing a new legal framework, through the Police Reform Bill, to underpin law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies. Through this framework we will make it clear when use of these technologies can be justified and applied consistently. Additionally, this framework will also establish a single, expert body to provide independent advice and oversight. To inform the new legal framework governing law enforcement use of facial recognition, biometrics and similar technologies, the Government launched a public consultation on 04/12/2025. The consultation explored when and how technologies like live facial recognition should be used and asked the public what factors are relevant to consider when assessing interference with privacy and other rights. The Government response to the consultation will be published in due course and a copy of the response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses and published on Gov.uk. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government will require the Metropolitan Police to pause its expansion of live facial recognition technology until the dedicated legal framework has been passed and scrutinised by Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government will require the Metropolitan Police to pause its expansion of live facial recognition technology until the dedicated legal framework has been passed and scrutinised by Parliament.
There is an established legal basis for use of live facial recognition technology, including by the Metropolitan Police service. This has been tested and confirmed by the Courts, and includes requirements for compliance with data protection, equality, and human rights laws. A number of public bodies are currently responsible for overseeing police, including the Metropolitan Police Service, use of live facial recognition technology. These bodies include the Information Commissioners Office, Equality and Human Rights Commission, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. In addition, users of the technology must comply with College of Policing guidance and their own published policies. To provide further confidence to both the public and policing that this technology is being used lawfully, and without bias the Government has committed to introducing a new legal framework, through the Police Reform Bill, to underpin law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies. Through this framework we will make it clear when use of these technologies can be justified and applied consistently. Additionally, this framework will also establish a single, expert body to provide independent advice and oversight. To inform the new legal framework governing law enforcement use of facial recognition, biometrics and similar technologies, the Government launched a public consultation on 04/12/2025. The consultation explored when and how technologies like live facial recognition should be used and asked the public what factors are relevant to consider when assessing interference with privacy and other rights. The Government response to the consultation will be published in due course and a copy of the response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses and published on Gov.uk. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what clear and consistent rules she intends to include in the dedicated legal framework for facial recognition technology to ensure the rights of the public are protected at all times; and when that framework will be brought before Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what clear and consistent rules she intends to include in the dedicated legal framework for facial recognition technology to ensure the rights of the public are protected at all times; and when that framework will be brought before Parliament.
There is an established legal basis for use of live facial recognition technology, including by the Metropolitan Police service. This has been tested and confirmed by the Courts, and includes requirements for compliance with data protection, equality, and human rights laws. A number of public bodies are currently responsible for overseeing police, including the Metropolitan Police Service, use of live facial recognition technology. These bodies include the Information Commissioners Office, Equality and Human Rights Commission, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. In addition, users of the technology must comply with College of Policing guidance and their own published policies. To provide further confidence to both the public and policing that this technology is being used lawfully, and without bias the Government has committed to introducing a new legal framework, through the Police Reform Bill, to underpin law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies. Through this framework we will make it clear when use of these technologies can be justified and applied consistently. Additionally, this framework will also establish a single, expert body to provide independent advice and oversight. To inform the new legal framework governing law enforcement use of facial recognition, biometrics and similar technologies, the Government launched a public consultation on 04/12/2025. The consultation explored when and how technologies like live facial recognition should be used and asked the public what factors are relevant to consider when assessing interference with privacy and other rights. The Government response to the consultation will be published in due course and a copy of the response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses and published on Gov.uk. |