UK Home Office publishes LFR privacy assessment for immigration enforcement

The UK Home Office has published a 63-page data protection impact assessment for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement. It details risks such as misidentification and demographic bias, and mitigations including Home Office-verified NEC systems, human review with secondary ID checks, and immediate deletion of biometrics for people who do not trigger an alert.

• The 63-page DPIA lists risks and mitigations for live facial recognition
• Biometrics of people not matching a watchlist are deleted immediately
• All alerts require human review and secondary identity checks
• Deployment must pursue a lawful aim and be proportionate