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<p><del class="ministerial">The UK Government remains focussed on ensuring a smooth
and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal as soon as possible, and we have been
clear that we do not want or expect a no deal scenario. However, as a responsible
government, we continue to prepare for all scenarios.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The
Home Office has been planning and preparing for a no deal scenario for some time,
and we have contingency plans in place across areas including law enforcement, passports
and the border. Whatever the outcome of our exit from the EU, we remain committed
to supporting the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals both domestically
and internationally. The UK’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) will be published
shortly. The VNR will review UK action both domestically and internationally in support
of Goal 16. It will also outline key challenges and next steps, recognising that while
progress is being made, there is more work to do.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The
Government believes that there is a legal framework for the use of live facial recognition
technology, although that is being challenged in the courts and we would not want
to pre-empt the outcome of this case.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The police
have common law powers to use the technology for the purposes of preventing or detecting
crime. Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 is the statutory basis for the processing
of the facial images obtained from the technology for these purposes. Possible matches
produced by these sys-tems are always checked by a human operator before deciding
what, if any, action to take.</ins></p>
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