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Undocumented Migrants: DNA and Fingerprints

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 10 July 2025UIN 65682

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on recording the (a) DNA and (b) fingerprints of migrants who arrive in the UK illegally.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

As per the practice under successive governments, the Home Office collects biometric data, in the form of facial images and fingerprints, from all people who enter the UK illegally where they are aged over five, for the purpose of verifying identity and evaluating risk to public safety.

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