While the adoption of facial recognition technology (FRT) has many socially beneficial uses in various industries, it also creates a unique set of challenges that require an appropriate governance process to ensure its ethical and human rights compliant use. To address these challenges, the World Economic Forum and project community published its initial vision for a policy framework for the responsible use of FRT in law enforcement investigations in 2021. Introduction Methodology -- 1 Law enforcement investigations: use cases and definitions -- 2 Principles -- 3 Self-assessment questionnaire -- Conclusion --