Guidance
Protection of children'schildren’s biometric information in schools
Guidance for schools, sixth-form colleges, 16 to 19 academies and further education institutions wishing to use automated biometric recognition systems.
Applies to England
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This guidance sets out the legal duties of schools and colleges that wish to use pupils’ biometric information with automated biometric recognition systems.
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Published 13 December 2012
Last updated 2017 JulyJune 2022
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2026-06-17 09:04
Updated ‘Protection of biometric data of children in schools and colleges’.
2022-07-20 16:41
Updated to reflect changes in the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, provide an oversight of relevant legislation when processing pupil’s/student’s sensitive data and give more detail about the responsibilities schools and colleges have as data controllers when using biometric technology.
Details
This guidance sets out the legal duties of schools and colleges that wish to use pupils’ biometric information with automated biometric recognition systems.
Updates to this page
Published 13 December 2012
Last updated 2017 JulyJune 2022
+ show2026
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Show all updates
-
Update history
2026-06-17 09:04
Updated ‘Protection of biometric data of children in schools and colleges’.
2022-07-20 16:41
Updated to reflect changes in the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, provide an oversight of relevant legislation when processing pupil’s/student’s sensitive data and give more detail about the responsibilities schools and colleges have as data controllers when using biometric technology.
Details
This guidance sets out the legal duties of schools and colleges that wish to use pupils’ biometric information with automated biometric recognition systems.
Updates to this page
Published 13 December 2012
Last updated Update history
2026-06-17 09:04
Updated ‘Protection of biometric data of children in schools and colleges’.
2022-07-20 16:41
Updated to reflect changes in the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, provide an oversight of relevant legislation when processing pupil’s/student’s sensitive data and give more detail about the responsibilities schools and colleges have as data controllers when using biometric technology.