UK Biometrics Strategy: Time for a reset?

In March 2020, the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) at the Alan Turing Institute published a research report ‘The Future of Biometric Technology for Policing and Law Enforcement: Informing UK Regulation’. The study suggests that in the next five to ten years, the type of biometrics available to law enforcement are likely to broaden dramatically. The study highlights the development of technologies moving beyond traditional verification and identification towards frictionless and behavioural biometric formats including multimodal systems which combine multiple biometric data sources to enhance law enforcement and security capabilities.

- Scottish Biometrics Commissioner