As police forces are encouraged by the government to expand their use of live facial recognition technologies, with the Prime Minister announcing additional funding, Handley Gill Limited’s specialist consultants consider the legal issues that arise and the actions that Chief Constables and forces must take prior to deploying or even procuring LFR for law enforcement purposes.
Read MoreHandley Gill Limited’s consultants respond to the Information Commissioner’s consultation on the draft Biometric Data Guidance Phase 1. We call for clarity on the circumstances in which the deployment of biometric recognition technologies will be considered to be lawful, particularly in the context of employment and the workplace, confirmation that a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) will always be required when deploying biometric recognition technologies and inclusion of the benefits and risks of biometric recognition. Finally, we argued for greater clarity about the requirements for further processing of special category biometric data.
Read MoreData controllers should revisit their Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
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