Facial Recognition Surveillance

Lord Harris of Haringey Excerpts
Monday 27th January 2020

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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My noble friend is of course absolutely right.

Lord Harris of Haringey Portrait Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab)
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My Lords, given that these techniques are used not just by police forces but by many private sector organisations, will the noble Baroness give us a very clear assurance that we will not face a situation in this country where our police and security forces are operating in a more restrictive environment than private sector organisations?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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The noble Lord makes a very good point and I think I know to which cases he is referring. The police must be able to use the technology available for policing purposes, but within the framework I have just discussed.