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UK: Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner lays annual report in Parliament

January 29, 2024
Summary

The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's annual report for 2022 to 2023, laid in UK Parliament, reviews the use of surveillance cameras and biometrics by police in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It critiques the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill for potentially reducing transparency by proposing to eliminate the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice and the annual reporting to Parliament. The report emphasizes the significance of National Security Determinations in policing and notes IT system issues affecting NSDs. It also mentions the halted work on the National Surveillance Camera Strategy and the Commissioner's concerns about bureaucracy, poor engagement, and the Home Office's narrow focus on biometrics, which may leave gaps in public protection.

On January 24, 2024, the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (the Commissioner) announced that the Commissioner's annual report for 2022 to 2023 had been laid in Parliament on the same day. The report highlights the findings and observations of the Commissioner concerning their responsibilities for overseeing the use of public space surveillance cameras and police use of DNA and fingerprints in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Notably, the report analyses the oversight changes for surveillance cameras and biometrics under the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill which proposes removing the requirement to publish the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice and dim

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