Next steps for Biometric Self-Enrolment Technologies

Concepts

• biometric sensors
• home office
• biometric self-enrolment technologies
• next steps
• biometric self-enrolment feasibility trials
• self-service kiosk pilot
• technology testing
• next phase of biometric self-enrolment technology testing
• maturity of industry capabilities
• optical character recognition equipment

Location

Description

To assess the maturity of industry capabilities, the Home Office ran Biometric Self-Enrolment Feasibility Trials in November and December 2021. A report summarising the findings of the trials is published https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-self-enrolment-feasibility-... The Home Office is now planning the next phase of biometric self-enrolment technology testing. It will be splitting up the technology testing into: 1. Self-service kiosk pilot 2. Second round of feasibility trials focussed on smartphone apps

CPV Codes

• 35125110 - Biometric sensors
• 30216120 - Optical-character-recognition equipment
• 30233310 - Fingerprint readers

Other Information

We are delighted to invite industry and academia to an open engagement event on the Home Office's vision for biometrics, which will include more details on the next steps following the November 2021 feasibility trials. The event will be hosted by JSaRC and will be held on Thursday, 14 July 2022 from 15:00 - 17:00, via MS Teams. Please register your interest here. https://www.homeofficesurveys.homeoffice.gov.uk/s/STIUX8/