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Undocumented Migrants: DNA

Asked by Esther McVeyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 July 2025UIN 63301

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department collects the DNA of people who arrive illegally in the UK.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office currently collects biometric data of small boat arrivals in the form of facial images and fingerprints, but keeps the nature of such checks under regular review.

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