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Crime: Surrey Heath

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 108989

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the rollout of facial recognition technology on levels of crime in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Sarah Jones

No assessment has been made for the impact of the rollout of facial recognition technology on crime levels specifically within Surrey Heath constituency.

However, a national evaluation is in progress to understand the impact of police use of facial recognition in the prevention and investigation of crime and the impacts on public trust and confidence. Once complete, its findings and a final report associated with it are intended for future publication.

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