The range of biometric modalities is regularly reviewed for the Home Office Biometrics Programme’s core platform serving around 50 customers, including law enforcement agencies.
The Home Office acts as a data processor on behalf of its clients enabling the use of specialist biometric technology and API for their own purposes. Graham Camm, Biometrics Architect at the Home Office attended Identity Week Europe 2024 in Amsterdam last month where he had many “interesting conversations” with companies to potentially work with the Home Office.
“The benefits of the HOB platform is enabling cross-searching” to “bring all the biometric data together” which particularly benefits law enforcement and immigration authorities link up important intelligence on offenders from a suitable database, he said during this interview.
Ethics committees look at the safe use of biometrics and conduct data privacy impact assessments, he said.
Graham Camm, Biometrics Architect talks about plans to bring on additional services and datasets in the future working across government departments. This interview is an important update on the combined data services that the Home Office provides by facilitating different agencies to share their biometrics.
