Police: Biometrics

Home Office written question – answered at on 12 September 2017.

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Photo of Edward Davey Edward Davey Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that automated facial recognition software in use by police forces is independently tested for racial accuracy biases.

Photo of Nick Hurd Nick Hurd The Minister of State, Home Department

It is an operational decision for police forces as to what testing is carried out of facial recognition software that they use.

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