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The Commissioner discusses the new era for live facial recognition after the Coronation

Amid all the traditional pomp and ceremony for which we are known around the world the recent coronation of King Charles III provided a glimpse into the future of policing, not just in this country, but globally. While an estimated global …

The Biometrics Institute's new Learning Tool

The Biometrics Institute has launched a Biometrics Essentials learning tool. This online course will teach the ethics and good practices that need to be considered when implementing a biometric system. The learning tool is designed for people working in both …

Survey launched on police use of surveillance camera systems

CCTV Control Room with a number of monitors

I am beginning the process of gathering the latest information from all police forces under my jurisdiction on their use of overt surveillance camera systems.

Trusted partnership with trusted private sector partners

The use of biometric surveillance by the state is a matter of increasing sensitivity and significant public concern - not just here but globally. As almost all of the technological capability for biometric surveillance is privately owned, the only way we will be able to harness the legitimate uses of that technology in the future is in trusted partnership with trusted private sector partners.