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Public attitudes to police use of biometric data Our key findings and the original data from Scottish Police Authority

The SBC Commissioner was invited to give evidence to the NI Committee for Justice in relation to the NI Justice Bill 2024 which will introduce a new biometrics retention regime for the PSNI and the appointment of a Biometrics Commissioner...

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has today written to the Principal of the University of Dundee raising concerns about the potential closure of the world-leading Leverhulme Institute of Forensic Science.

On 20 February the Commissioner gave evidence to the SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee. The Commissioner attended the Parliament to answer questions following an earlier written submission provided in January.

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has accepted an invitation from the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (ASPS) to deliver the annual Jack Urquhart Memorial Lecture at the ASPS conference in May. The theme for the conference is ‘policing...

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has this week initiated preliminary consultation as part of the first statutory review of the Code of Practice. The current Code of Practice was approved by Scottish Ministers and the Parliament before taking...

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has this week initiated preliminary consultation on the potential shape and form of our next 4-year strategic plan.

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has recently written to Police Scotland, the SPA, and the PIRC confirming that they are currently complying with the Commissioner’s statutory Code of Practice. In the case of Police Scotland, this is conditional...

The Commissioner has provided the following written submission and will give evidence to the committee on 20 February.

PIRC Commissioner Michelle Macleod has been awarded a CBE for services to Criminal Justice in Scotland as announced in the King's New Year Honours list. Michelle is a solicitor and has been PIRC Commissioner since 2019. She was previously HM...

Welcome to the December 2024 newsletter for the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. Since our last newsletter I have welcomed a new member to the team. DCI Ross MacDonald has joined us on secondment from Police Scotland.

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has today welcomed the publication of the Annual Report of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner for England and Wales. The England and Wales Commissioner has a wider UK role where the police...