Police Reform White Paper Debate

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Department: Home Office
Monday 26th January 2026

(1 day, 8 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Siân Berry Portrait Siân Berry (Brighton Pavilion) (Green)
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Will the Home Secretary give us some clarity on the bespoke legal framework on police AI, please? Will its scope be commendably narrow, getting police use of facial recognition under control while clearly outlawing other uses, which would match the EU’s AI Act, or will it be too narrow, leaving other public authorities, such as potentially the Border Force, local authorities and the private sector, in the ungoverned wild west of uses that we see now?

Shabana Mahmood Portrait Shabana Mahmood
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We are very much focused just on policing and we are consulting on those matters as we speak.