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Scotland will become the first country in the world to have a statutory Code of Practice on the use of biometric data for policing and criminal justice by the end of the year, it has emerged.

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has today welcomed the publication of an independent review report into biometric data and technologies in England and Wales by Matthew Ryder QC, on behalf of the Ada Lovelace Institute. The report concludes...

Welcome to the fifth quarterly newsletter from the Scottish Biometrics Newsletter. In this newsletter I will update you on our progress we have made since my last newsletter and now my team are established I will introduce our Operations Manager.

SCOTTISH BIOMETRICS COMMISSIONER PUBLIC ATTITUDES TO POLICE USE OF BIOMETRIC DATA In collaboration with ScotCen Social Research, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has for the first time examined peoples’ views on biometrics in Scotland. From inception it was apparent there was...

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The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner (SBC) is seeking views to help shape and improve their Code of Practice on the acquisition, retention, use and destruction of biometric data for criminal justice and policing purposes in Scotland. This Code of Practice seeks...

Scotland’s biometrics commissioner: ‘My role is not one of curtailing the police’

This briefing to UN Human Rights Council focuses on the new policy and legislative framework introduced for biometric data within the criminal justice system in Scotland.

Welcome to the fourth quarterly newsletter of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. In this newsletter I will update readers on progress with ongoing activity to complete the establishment of my function, as well as giving an update on recent and planned...

The third quarterly newsletter of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. I have now been in post for 7 months. In this newsletter I will update readers on progress with ongoing activity to establish my function, as well as giving an update...

The second quarterly newsletter of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. I have now been in post for 4 months. In this newsletter I will update readers on progress with ongoing activity to establish my function, as well as giving an update...

The first quarterly newsletter of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. This first newsletter is simply to introduce myself, explain the purpose of my role, and to update readers on initial progress with establishing this new Parliamentary Commission.