22 Apr 2026
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Research
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Live Facial Recognition for Immigration Enforcement
The Home Office and Immigration Enforcement are deploying live facial recognition (LFR) technology for immigration enforcement purposes, with active development of standard operating procedures, equality impact assessments, and data protection impact assessments. The initiative raises digital regulation and workforce skills considerations, with recent documents addressing legal mandate, safeguards, and compliance frameworks.
24 Feb 2026
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Policy paper
Home Office
Immigration Enforcement
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Live facial recognition: equality impact assessment (EIA)
An equality impact assessment covers the considerations of this technology by Immigration Enforcement.
24 Feb 2026
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Policy paper
Home Office
Immigration Enforcement
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Live facial recognition: data protection impact assessments (DPIA) template
This assessment explains the legal basis, safeguards, and privacy measures for using facial recognition to process biometric data.
24 Feb 2026
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Policy paper
Home Office
Immigration Enforcement
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Immigration Enforcement: live facial recognition legal mandate
The legal mandate describes the authorities and legal powers governing Immigration Enforcement use of live facial recognition.
24 Feb 2026
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Policy paper
Home Office
Immigration Enforcement
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Live facial recognition standard operating procedures
The standard operating procedures explains the requirements for setting up and deploying live facial recognition (LFR).
4 Dec 2025
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Announcement
Home Office
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Consultation on a new legal framework for law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies
UIN: HCWS1129 The Government is committed to giving the police the tools, clarity and the confidence they need to keep the public safe in a fast-changing world. Facial recognition technology is one such powerful and effective tool and the government …
4 Dec 2025
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Announcement
Home Office
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Consultation on a new legal framework for law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies
UIN: HLWS1128 My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government is committed to giving the police the tools, clarity and the confidence they need to keep …
6 Sep 2021
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Consultation outcome
Home Office
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Home Office’s immigration statistics – arrivals data — outcome published
The Home Office is consulting on its plans to withdraw the requirement for landing cards on arrival into the UK.
2 Jul 2018
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Impact assessment
Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration
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Home Office biometrics (HOB) programme privacy impact assessments
These assessments, in line with data protection legislation, assess the privacy impacts of the developments in biometric capabilities through the HOB programme.
2 Sep 2017
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Consultation outcome
Home Office
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Home Office’s immigration statistics – arrivals data — consultation closed
The Home Office is consulting on its plans to withdraw the requirement for landing cards on arrival into the UK.
5 Aug 2017
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Consultation outcome
Home Office
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Home Office’s immigration statistics – arrivals data — consultation opened
The Home Office is consulting on its plans to withdraw the requirement for landing cards on arrival into the UK.