The UK Home Office is commissioning new AI facial recognition technology to help assess claims involving potential age misrepresentation. According to reporting, a Harlow-based software firm, Akhter Computers LTD, has been awarded a new contract to develop the system, with work beginning this week. The initiative is described as using facial recognition to identify cases where adults may be posing as children in order to “game the system.” The plan has drawn criticism from human rights campaigners, who argue that such an approach could raise concerns about accuracy, fairness, and the impact on vulnerable people seeking protection. The available reports focus on the fact of the Home Office contract and the stated intended use of the technology, but they do not provide further technical details, validation results, or specifics on how the system would operate in practice. Overall, the coverage highlights both the government’s move to develop the tool and the opposition it faces from campaigners.