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Immigration Enforcement Facial Recognition Policy

The Home Office Immigration Enforcement, overseen by the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, is developing and implementing facial recognition technology for immigration enforcement purposes. The policy is currently active and subject to regulatory scrutiny, with guidance being developed on experimental methods, image quality standards for police national database searches, and age assessment checks.

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21 Oct 2022 | Bill proceedings linked

HMPPS launched its Home Office Immigration Enforcement project, on behalf of the Home Office, in August 2021. This project extended the use of tagging using GPS tags to Foreign National Offenders who are subject to deportation proceedings. HMPPS rolled out standard fitted tags on schedule, but both it and G4S faced challenges in developing non-fitted devices: removable watches which capture facial recognition scans. Eleven months after HMPPS decided to pursue G4S’s solution, the Ministry of J...

HMPPS launched its Home Office Immigration Enforcement project, on behalf of the Home Office, in August 2021. This project extended the use of tagging using GPS tags to Foreign National Offenders who are subject to deportation proceedings. HMPPS rolled out …

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