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The Biometrics Commissioner is independent of government. His role is to keep under review the retention and use by the police of DNA samples, DNA profiles and fingerprints.
The annual report of the Biometrics Commissioner for 2019.
My annual report that is published today was written before the Covid…
A response to the announcement by the Metropolitan Police that they will begin the operational use of Live Facial Recognition.
The annual report of the Biometrics Commissioner for 2017.
Paul Wiles, Biometrics Commissioner, responds to the Home Office Biometrics Strategy.
The report provides details of the activities of the Biometrics Commissioner since his appointment.
The government's response to the Biometrics Commissioner's annual report 2016.
The Biometrics Commissioner has now presented his annual report for 2017 to the Home Secretary, under section 21 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA).
The annual report of the Biometrics Commissioner for 2018.
Address given by Paul Wiles, Biometrics Commissioner, to the Westminster Forum.
The government has responded to the Biometrics Commissioner’s first annual report.
The Biometrics Commissioner has submitted written and oral evidence to the committee's enquiry into ‘Current and Future Uses of Biometric Data and Technologies’.
Professor Paul Wiles replaces Alastair MacGregor QC as Biometrics Commissioner.
Consultation proposals relating to the Office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.
Biometrics Commissioner statement on Counter-Terrorism Policing’s request to extend section 24 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 by six months.
This is the first report made by the Biometrics Commissioner to the Home Secretary.
This collection contains the Biometrics Commissioner's policy and guidance documents.
Paul Wiles, the Biometrics Commissioner, responds to the Metropolitan Police Service.
Biometrics Commissioner statement on the use of symptom tracking applications, digital contact tracing applications and digital immunity certificates.
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