Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a
version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@homeoffice.gov.uk.
Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
Details
In 2018 the
BFEG developed a set of high-level governing principles that should be applied to the development and use of biometric and forensic technologies.
These principles were updated following a proposal from
BFEG member, Dr Adil Akram, to explicitly state that procedures should not deliberately or inadvertently target or selectively disadvantage people or groups on the basis of ‘protected characteristics’ as defined in the Equality Act 2010. The update to the principles also highlights that procedures should respect, without discrimination, human rights as defined in the Human Rights Act 1998.