Face Off

In the first Parliamentary debate on police use of live facial recognition technology, significant concerns were raised in relation to the latitude afforded to chief officers in deploying the biometric artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Handley Gill’s specialist consultants, whose advice on the deployment of LFR was acknowledged during the debate, consider the implications of the new Labour government’s proposals to revisit the legislative and regulatory framework governing the deployment of live facial recognition by law enforcement.

Even more reasonable

With employers having a matter of weeks to implement reasonable measures to prevent sexual harassment at work to comply with the requirements of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023, Handley Gill's consultants identify the steps employers should take to establish a sexual harassment prevention programme and associated data protection compliance measures. As Labour's Employment Rights Bill would expand the scope of the employer's duty to take all reasonable measures and to address threats posed by third parties, employers should consider voluntarily expanding the scope of their programme now.

Nicola Cain13 October 2024Human Rights, Discrimination, Equality Act 2010, Sexual Harassment Risk Assessment, Data Protection, UK GDPR, GDPR, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, Article 9 UK GDPR, Article 9(2)(b) UK GDPR, Schedule 1 Part 1 paragraph 1 Data Protection Act 2018, DPA 2018, Appropriate Policy Document, SPECIAL CATEGORY PERSONAL DATA, Special Category Data, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023, Employment Rights Bill, ECHR, European Convention on Human Rights, Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights, Article 14 European Convention on Human Rights, Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights, Bill 011 2024-25, ESG, Environmental Social & Governance, Environmental Social & Corporate Governance, Privacy Policy, Privacy Notice, Article 5 UK GDPR, Data Protection Principles, Data Minimisation, Lawful Basis for Processing, Accuracy, Duty to Prevent Sexual HarassmentComment

Another bauble for the tree?

The UK government has today (05 September 2024) joined the US, EU and other countries in signing the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. Handley Gill’s specialist artificial intelligence (AI) consultants consider the implications of this statement of intent for the UK’s current and proposed legislation as announced in the King’s Speech 2024, and what new laws and amendments will be necessary to enable the UK to meet the AI Treaty’s obligations.

Nicola Cain5 September 2024Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI Regulation, AI Governance, Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights Democracy and the Rule of Law, AI Treaty, Labour Party Manifesto 2024, King's Speech 2024, EU AI Act, Human Rights, Equality, Discrimination, Privacy, Data Protection, PERSONAL DATA, Human Rights Act 1998, Equality Act 2010, Data Protection & Digital Information Bill, Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, Democracy, Rule of Law, AI Systems, Online Safety Act 2023, Disinformatoin, Transparency, Liability, Redress, ICO, Information Commissioner, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Digital Regulation Co-operation Forum, DRCF, AI Regulation White Paper, Accuracy, Reliability, AI Safety, AI Security, Risk Management, AI Safety Institute, DisinformationComment

A Herculean Labour?

Handley Gill’s specialist consultants consider what a Labour Party AI Bill, announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, will regulate, considering its manifesto commitments and the TUC’s proposed Artificial Intelligence (Employment and Regulation) Bill, and contrasting with Lord Holmes’ Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill which fell at the dissolution of the last Parliament and the EU’s AI Act.

At your service

As the UK’s 58th Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, enters 10 Downing Street following the Labour Party’s landslide victory in the 2024 General Election, Handley Gill’s consultants consider what we can expect for cyber security, data protection, online safety, artificial intelligence (AI), digital markets, content regulation, reputation management, open justice, access to information, human rights and ESG.

Nicola Cain5 July 2024General Election 2024, Labour Party, Data Protection, Personal Data, UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, PECR, DPA 2018, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, Online Safety, Online Harms, eSafety, Online Safety Act 2023, Human Rights, Duty of Candour, Equality Act 2010, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (Employment and Regulation) Bill, National Data Library, Regulatory Innovation Office, Reputation Management, Libel, Slander, Malicious Falsehood, Misuse of Private Information, SLAPPs, Leveson 2, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation, Media Act 2024, PLATFORM REGULATION, CONTENT REGULATION, Radicalisation, Cyber Security, Cyber Resilience, Strategic Defence Review, Digital Markets, ESG, Environmental Social & Corporate Governance, Paris AgreementComment

The Bill with the Holes?

Handley Gill’s consultants consider the new Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill, which would establish the AI Authority, impose a requirement to make regulations on AI Responsible Officers (AIROs) and impose notification and compliance obligations in relation to training data.

Nicola Cain26 November 2023Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI Regulation, Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill, HL Bill 11 2023-24, Artificial Intelligence Authority, AI Authority, Artificial Intelligence Responsible Officer, AI Responsible Officer, AIRO, AI Officer, AI Auditor, AI Audit, Regulatory Sandbox, AI Training, AI Training Data, Personal Data, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, IP, IPR, Informed Consent, Lord Holmes of Richmond, House of Commons Science Innovation & Technology Committee, Department for Science Innovation & Technology, DSIT, Secretary of State for Science Innovation & Technology, AI Risk Assessment Framework, AI Risk Assessment, AIRA, AI White Paper, A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, AI Guardrails, AI Transparency, AI Explainability, AI Fairness, AI Accountability, AI Governance, AI Safety, AI Contestability, AI Bias, AI Disctimination, Privacy, Misuse of Private Information, Equality Act 2010, Bletchley DeclarationComment

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