CCTV Debate
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(1 year, 6 months ago)
Lords ChamberI cannot provide an update on dates by which those things will be commenced, but the noble Lord is right to point to the legislation that we have taken through, which grapples with this important topic, the scrutiny given in Parliament and the change that it will make to the regulation of these sensitive technologies.
My Lords, is it an appropriate use of CCTV facial recognition technology to identify children entitled to free school meals in our schools?
I not aware that that is being done, but that is a matter for the Department for Education. I will refer the noble Lord’s point to the department.