Police: Biometrics
(asked on 21st February 2020) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to regulate police use of facial recognition technology in public spaces.
This question was answered on 3rd March 2020
The High Court found in September 2019 that there is a clear and sufficient legal framework for police use of live facial recognition technology.
The Information Commissioner’s Office has investigated the police use of it, and the Surveillance Camera Commissioner promotes compliance with the Surveillance Camera Code, and has produced guidance on the use of the technology.