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England

Children’s biometric information: notification and consent

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions. Confirm locally: Processes children's biometric information.

Maintained school

Statutory duty [1]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Conditions: Processes children's biometric information.

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Statutory duty [1]

not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
set by the school

Conditions: Processes children's biometric information.

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Notify parents and obtain the required consent. A child’s objection overrides parental consent. Do not process where the statutory objections apply; this is a conditional processing duty, not an invented standalone policy.

Official wording

Consent, Who can give consent?

To comply with the requirements of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, schools and colleges must notify each parent, carer or legal guardian of the child of their intention to process the child’s biometric information, and that the parent may object at any time to the processing of the information. It is important to understand that a child’s biometric information must not be processed unless at least one parent of the child consents, and no parent of the child has withdrawn their consent, or otherwise objected, to the information being processed. In addition, a pupil’s or student’s objection or refusal overrides any parental consent to the processing, meaning biometric data must not be processed.

Protection of children’s biometric information in schools · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. Protection of children’s biometric information in schools

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    Reviewed on
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    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a313437141f0690ad5fa3fb/Protection_of_biometric_data_of_children_in_schools_and_colleges.pdf

    Official attachment · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a313437141f0690ad5fa3fb/Protection_of_biometric_data_of_children_in_schools_and_colleges.pdf

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