UK to Legislate Police Facial Recognition Limits and Create Oversight Watchdog
The UK government will put police use of facial recognition under a specific law, create an independent watchdog with enforcement powers and write a separate…
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Home Office Publishes Privacy Assessment for Immigration Enforcement Live Facial Recognition
The UK Home Office has published a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) for live facial recognition (LFR) in Immigration Enforcement, setting out how…
UK Facial Age Estimation Plan Faces Renewed Accuracy and Bias Scrutiny
The UK Home Office’s planned use of facial age-estimation technology to support initial age decisions for undocumented asylum seekers is facing renewed…
UK Home Office Advances Facial Age Estimation for Asylum Age Assessments
The UK Home Office has published guidance on facial age estimation for immigration age assessments, setting out how the technology could be used to help…
UK Home Office Opens Passport Books and Services Procurement
The UK Home Office has opened a procurement process for passport books and associated services, setting up a major contract covering the physical credentials…
UK Enforces Digital Travel Permission as eVisa Replaces Physical Visa Stickers
The UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme moved to full enforcement on 25 February 2026, requiring visitors from 85 visa-exempt nationalities to hold…
UK Opens Registration for Deepfake Detection Challenge 2026
The UK Home Office, working with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, The Alan Turing Institute, and the Accelerated Capability Environment,…
UK Plans Nationwide Expansion of Police Facial Recognition
The UK government has set out plans to expand the use of facial recognition technology across police forces in England and Wales, positioning biometrics more…
Home Office Updates ETA Guidance: Identity, Biometrics, and Fraud Controls
The Home Office has published Version 8.0 of its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) caseworker guidance. The update explicitly notes expansion of ETA…
UK Government to Hold Consultation on Live Facial Recognition Before Wider Roll-Out
The Labour government will consult the public on the use of live facial recognition (LFR) before making any decisions about expanding deployments across…