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Commons Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Committee of the whole House Day 1 - Tue 16 Jan 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Robert Jenrick (Con - Newark) The National Crime Agency does not support them in that contention, and I have not seen any evidence - Speech Link
2: Robert Jenrick (Con - Newark) We have agency. The law is our servant, not our master. I urge all right hon. and hon. - Speech Link
3: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberavon) We need far better co-operation upstream, which is about sharing data and fixing the issue with the databases—the - Speech Link
4: Richard Graham (Con - Gloucester) and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Passport Office and the Home Office—the answer to those questions - Speech Link
5: Robert Buckland (Con - South Swindon) Friend that we are not just another public agency. - Speech Link


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Constitution Directorate

Dec. 16 2023

Source Page: Correspondence in relation to offshore wind: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202300344494 - Information release (PDF)

Found: A silver Mini and another light -coloured vehicle collided near the Kellockbank junction at about 2pm


Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Home Office

Dec. 13 2023

Source Page: Serious and organised crime strategy 2023 to 2028
Document: No place to hide: serious and organised crime strategy 2023 to 2028 (PDF)

Found: Serious and organised crime strategy 2023 to 2028


Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Home Office

Dec. 13 2023

Source Page: Serious and organised crime strategy 2023 to 2028
Document: No place to hide: serious and organised crime strategy 2023 to 2028 (print-ready PDF) (PDF)

Found: Serious and organised crime strategy 2023 to 2028


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Dec. 06 2023

Source Page: Inspection records for Kingsway, Dundee and surrounding area from Oct 2020-Feb 2023: EIR release
Document: Annex B - 202300345039 - inspection policy (PDF)

Found: Inspection records for Kingsway, Dundee and surrounding area from Oct 2020-Feb 2023: EIR release


Written Question
Police: Biometrics
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Lord Strasburger (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what threshold applies before police can conduct facial recognition searches against (1) the passport database, (2) the EU Settled Status database, or (3) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database, in the course of their investigations.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Police forces can currently request facial recognition searches against the passport database on a limited basis in support of the most serious law enforcement investigations.

No facial recognition searches are currently carried out against the EU Settled Status and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency databases in the course of police investigations to identify people suspected of offences.


Written Question
Police: Biometrics
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Lord Strasburger (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether police forces can use facial recognition technology to search against photographs from (1) the passport database, (2) the EU Settled Status database, and (3) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database, to identify people suspected of offences.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Police forces can currently request facial recognition searches against the passport database on a limited basis in support of the most serious law enforcement investigations.

No facial recognition searches are currently carried out against the EU Settled Status and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency databases in the course of police investigations to identify people suspected of offences.


Lords Chamber
Automated Vehicles Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Tue 28 Nov 2023
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab - Life peer) fit driver to assume vehicle control for parts of a journey, and non-user-in-charge vehicles, which - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) that is a huge demand for energy, computing power and all the technology, computers and databases, so - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) We expect the Vehicle Certification Agency to assume responsibility for the initial authorisation process - Speech Link


Bill Documents
22 Nov 2023 - Human rights memorandum
Human Rights Memorandum from the Home Office and Ministry of Justice
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24

Found: Human Rights Memorandum from the Home Office and Ministry of Justice


Commons Chamber
Violence Reduction, Policing and Criminal Justice - Wed 15 Nov 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Alex Chalk (Con - Cheltenham) Domestic burglary is down by 57%, violent crime by 52%, vehicle-related theft by 39%, and the number - Speech Link
2: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) Given the way in which the existing licensing regime works for venues and premises in Scotland, they - Speech Link
3: Jack Lopresti (Con - Filton and Bradley Stoke) Since 2010, violent crime is down by 52%, domestic burglary by 57%, and vehicle death by 39%. - Speech Link
4: Gavin Williamson (Con - South Staffordshire) Military service is a driver in raising skill levels. - Speech Link