By Patricia Figueiredo ( November 4, 2026, 20:24 GMT | Insight) -- UK businesses using facial recognition to tackle crime, including retailers, will face a new legal code of practice under plans announced by the government Wednesday evening. A new biometrics regulator, focused on police oversight, is expected to contribute to the private sector code and develop a separate code setting enforceable standards for police. The government said the codes would bring greater consistency between law enforcement and private sector uses. Campaign group Ada Lovelace Institute urged the code for businesses to be mandatory.UK companies developing or using facial recognition, biometric or surveillance tools will soon face legal codes of practice to guide their use of these technologies, the British government announced Wednesday evening. ...
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