Scotland commissioner calls for expansion of biometric data oversight to justice system

Today, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr. Brian Plastow published a report today encouraging Scottish Ministers to consider extending oversight powers and the protections provided by the Scottish Code of Practice to all criminal justice agencies.

Currently, the Commission oversees only policing bodies’ use of biometric data including DNA, fingerprints, and photographs. But this data is used extensively in prisons, criminal prosecutions, and multi-agency management arrangements for violent and sexual offenders, a statement from the commissioner notes.

"These agencies, and policing, all …

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