PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Police: Biometrics (4 September 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that automated facial recognition software in use by police forces is independently tested for racial accuracy biases.
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
It is an operational decision for police forces as to what testing is carried out of facial recognition software that they use.
Answered by:
Mr Nick Hurd (Conservative)
12 September 2017
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