Police: Biometrics

(asked on 8th June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards she has introduced to help ensure that digital forensic tools cannot be used for (a) remote access and (b) bulk data collection beyond lawful investigations.


Answered by
Sarah Jones Portrait
Sarah Jones
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 11th June 2026

All digital forensic activity must comply with existing legislation, including the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and the Data Protection Act 2018.

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