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Scotland

Distinct policies needed for police capture of child data, says commissioner

Special policies need to be in place when police capture biometric data from children who are taken into custody, a watchdog has said. The Scottish biometrics commissioner praised Police Scotland’s overall approach to gathering data from children ...

29 Mar 2023 at 10:07

Scotland ‘first country in world’ to publish biometrics code of practice

Scotland has become the first country in the world to publish a special code that governs the use of DNA and other biometric data in a criminal justice setting. Biometrics are a way to measure a person’s physical, biological, physiological or ...

16 Nov 2022 at 10:43

Scotland

Use of biometric data in policing ‘appropriate and valuable’, says commissioner

Using DNA and other forms of biometric data in criminal justice and policing is appropriate and valuable when it comes to public safety, a report has said. Dr Brian Plastow, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, published his first annual ...

25 Oct 2022 at 14:48

Northern Ireland

PSNI authorises 48% of requests for deletion of biometric data

The Police Service of Northern Ireland authorises around half of the requests it receives for biometric data it holds to be deleted, a Stormont committee has heard. Assistant Chief Constable Anthony McNally said since 2012 a committee ...

10 Apr 2025 at 17:33

Scotland

Poor quality photos ‘could lead to crimes not being solved’

Poor quality photographs taken by Police Scotland of people they arrest could lead to crimes not being solved in the future, a report has warned. Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow said a “sizeable proportion” of ...

25 Mar 2025 at 00:01

New post-Brexit border systems may not be working ahead of launch

New post-Brexit border systems requiring non-EU citizens to provide biometric information might not be working, despite a planned launch this week. The European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES), which will be phased in from ...

08 Oct 2025 at 21:08

Scotland

Police Scotland praised for reducing biometric data taken from children

A commissioner that monitors the use of biometric data has praised Police Scotland for reducing the number of cases where it captures information from children. In 2023, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner (SBC), Dr ...

22 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Commissioner to review police use of body-worn camera data

Body-worn camera data collected by Police Scotland will be subject to a review, in a first of its kind assessment by the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. The commissioner, Dr Brian Plastow, has published his ...

11 Nov 2025 at 00:01

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