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This page provides information about how live facial recognition is used by Immigration Enforcement to support its operational duties.
Staff guidance on handling requests to conduct searches against the passport and immigration facial image databases.
The standard operating procedures explains the requirements for setting up and deploying live facial recognition (LFR).
Statement on the launch of the government consultation on a new legal framework for the use of facial recognition and similar technologies in law enforcement.
Published in January 2021 by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), this guidance promotes ethical and legal use of Automated Facial Recognition (AFR).
The commissioner's response to the Home Office consultation on a new legal framework for law enforcement use of facial recognition and similar technologies.
Information on police use of facial recognition technology.
Launch of consultation on the use of facial recognition and biometrics in law enforcement accompanied by promise to better equip the police.
This policy outlines Immigration Enforcement’s strategic, operational, and legal framework for the ethical use of live facial recognition technology.
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