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<p>Two Government departments have involvement with this type of technology.</p><p>The
Home Office operates the e-gates facial recognition system at some airports. This
compares a person’s face with biometric information held in their passport. The purpose
of this system is to verify identity and speed entry to the UK by reducing the need
for people to pass through desks staffed by immigration officers.</p><p>The Home Office
also operates the Police National Database on behalf of police forces. This includes
a database of facial images taken from people who have been arrested. Images of suspects
can be compared with this database for the purpose of detection of crime.</p><p>The
Department for Transport regulates Eurotunnel’s use of biometric checks on staff entry
to high security zones but it does not use facial biometric technology to run checks
on members of the public.</p>
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