United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office guidance on application of data protection law to facial recognition technology
Progress
Current status
adopted
13 Aug 2025 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Information Commissioner’s Office released statement on application of data protection law to facial recognition technology
On 13 August 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released a statement confirming that facial recognition technology (FRT), including live facial recognition (LFR), is subject to data protection law and must be lawful, fair, proportiona…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority