Publications

The Code of Practice will be Scottish law via a Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) when approved by the Scottish Parliament. Scottish Ministers have now given approval for the statutory Code of Practice prepared by the Commissioner. Under Section 13 of...

Scottish Ministers have now given approval for the statutory Code of Practice prepared by the Commissioner to be brought into effect without modification under section 12 of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020. We anticipate regulations being laid before the...

Under the terms of section 12 of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020, and following approval of the draft Code of Practice by the Scottish Parliament Criminal Justice Committee, the Commissioner has now written to the Cabinet Secretary seeking the...

A letter of response to Criminal Justice Committee. The original response from the Criminal Justice Committee on the Draft Code of Practice can be viewed on our website.

Following an evidence session on 15 June 2022, the Scottish Parliament Criminal Justice Committee has written to the Commissioner indicating that they are content for the draft code of practice to be submitted to Scottish Ministers in its current form...

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...