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Immigration Enforcement Facial Recognition Policy

The Home Office Immigration Enforcement, overseen by the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, is developing and implementing facial recognition technology for immigration enforcement purposes. The policy is currently active and subject to regulatory scrutiny, with guidance being developed on experimental methods, image quality standards for police national database searches, and age assessment checks.

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22 Jul 2025 | Announcement Home Office linked

Age assessment checks – ICIBI report

UIN: HCWS885 In the Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May, we undertook to improve the robustness of the age assessment process, including exploring scientific and technological methods to ensure that adults entering the asylum or immigration system are not …

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19 Dec 2022 | Announcement Home Office linked

Homeland Security Policy Update

UIN: HLWS453 My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I am pleased to announce the foundational policy elements that will form the basis of this …

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