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The first ever Scottish Biometrics Conference took place on Wednesday 19 July in Edinburgh. Key speakers included the Cabinet Secretary Angela Constance and the Chief Constable Jo Farrell.

On 26 September at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh The Scotsman Data Conference will be taking place.

New Police Scotland Biometrics Information Leaflet From Monday 10 June 2024, and in response to recommendations made in 2023, Police Scotland began distributing an information leaflet to all persons in police custody who have biometric data taken because of arrest....

Commissioner welcomes withdrawal of UK Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill

The UK Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board is the UK strategic governance forum which oversees the management of the UK DNA Database (NDNAD) and the UK Fingerprint database (IDENT1) and associated international exchange mechanisms for law enforcement. The Commissioner, who...

Future Scot have included an article written by the Commissioner in their Spring 2024 magazine.

On 30 April the Commissioner attended the Finance and Public Administration Committee. The committee heard evidence from existing Commissioners on the Scotland's Commissioner Landscape.

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has today welcomed a research report published by the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS).

The recording of 'How can Genetic Transform Forensic Investigations?' is now available.

The Commissioner has today published the first annual assessment on compliance with the Scottish Code of Practice by the SPA. The Code of Practice relates to the use of biometric data under the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 and therefore...

The Commissioner has today published the first annual assessment on compliance with the Scottish Code of Practice by Police Scotland . The Code of Practice relates to the use of biometric data under the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 and...

The Commissioner has today published the first annual assessment on compliance with the Scottish Code of Practice by the PIRC. The Code of Practice relates to the use of biometric data under the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 and therefore...