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Policy Paper Published 24 Feb 2026 Home Office Immigration Enforcement ↗ View on GOV.UK

Immigration Enforcement: live facial recognition legal mandate

The legal mandate describes the authorities and legal powers governing Immigration Enforcement use of live facial recognition.

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Live facial recognition technology (LFR) is primarily used by Immigration Enforcement (IE) as a precision tactic to locate people who are attempting to return in breach of an extant Deportation Order (DO).

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