Publications

Commissioner request meeting with new Community Safety Minister to discuss opportunities to enhance public trust and confidence in the use of biometrics in the wider criminal justice ecosystem in Scotland.

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has today (25 October 2022) laid his first annual report and accounts before the Scottish Parliament. The report provides information on the Commissioner’s functions in providing independent oversight of how biometric data and technologies are used...

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has been invited by the Criminal Justice Committee to provide written evidence for a roundtable session on tackling online child abuse, grooming and exploitation. The response to the committee (below) highlights the potential use of biometrics...

Public consultation on the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner’s Code of Practice. 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...

As my first year in office draws to a close, I wish to take this opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding contributions made to policing in Scotland by the outgoing HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, Gill Imery QPM, who...