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Commissioner's response to the live facial recognition consultation

The commissioner's response to the Home Office consultation on a new legal framework for law enforcement use of facial recognition and similar technologies.

• From: Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
• Published: 24 February 2026

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A response to the Home Office consultation A new legal framework for law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies by Professor William Webster, Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.

Published 24 February 2026