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To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise instances of the use of Pegasus spyware against journalists, foreign politicians and human rights activities with the government of Morocco.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise instances of the use of Pegasus spyware against journalists, foreign politicians and human rights activities with the government of Morocco.
While we do not comment on the use of Pegasus against individuals, to address the risks posed by the proliferation and misuse of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities (CCICs), the UK and France launched the Pall Mall Process in 2024 to promote responsible behaviour across the CCIC market, bringing together states, industry, civil society and academia. In 2025, it launched a voluntary non-binding Code of Practice for States, which set recommendations for governments as regulators, customers and users of these capabilities.
On 21 July 2026, the Process began negotiations on Industry Guidelines to establish voluntary expectations for organisations involved in the development, sale, purchase and use of CCICs. The Process rejects the participation of organisations and entities under international sanctions or similar restrictions.
We have an ongoing Human Rights Dialogue with Morocco, our latest iteration was in November 2025. In our dialogue we discuss a range of issues bilaterally, including freedom of expression, rights of minorities, women's rights, media freedom, and judicial reforms.
Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
My Lords, our reaction to rape, to violence against women and girls, to coercive control and to grooming has intensified over recent years, along with greater understanding of what it means to be a target, and the protection of human rights is always topical. This includes the prohibition of inhuman...
My Lords, our reaction to rape, to violence against women and girls, to coercive control and to grooming has intensified over recent years, along with greater understanding of what it means to be a target, and the protection of human rights is always topical. This includes the prohibition of inhuman...
My Lords, I strongly support the Bill, and I do see it as a Bill dealing with state-sanctioned abuse. The Bill directly responds to the abusive nature of these sexual relationships which were built on deception. The deception that is involved negates a person’s ability to exercise autonomous choice about...
My Lords, I strongly support the Bill, and I do see it as a Bill dealing with state-sanctioned abuse. The Bill directly responds to the abusive nature of these sexual relationships which were built on deception. The deception that is involved negates a person’s ability to exercise autonomous choice about...
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for her introductory remarks about her Bill. Unquestionably, the conduct of undercover agents of the state—be they police officers or members of the secret services—is a matter of great public interest. For women who have had relations with men who they...
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for her introductory remarks about her Bill. Unquestionably, the conduct of undercover agents of the state—be they police officers or members of the secret services—is a matter of great public interest. For women who have had relations with men who they...
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for alerting me to this legislation; I have been out of action from the House for nearly six weeks and I had failed to spot it. She knows broadly what I am going to say, which is that I have sympathy...
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for alerting me to this legislation; I have been out of action from the House for nearly six weeks and I had failed to spot it. She knows broadly what I am going to say, which is that I have sympathy...
My Lords, I declare my relevant interests as a non-executive director of the Metropolitan Police, but at no time during my service as a police officer did I have responsibility for undercover officers and I have no professional expertise in this area.
I congratulate my friend the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee,...
My Lords, I declare my relevant interests as a non-executive director of the Metropolitan Police, but at no time during my service as a police officer did I have responsibility for undercover officers and I have no professional expertise in this area.
I congratulate my friend the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee,...
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for bringing this Bill before your Lordships’ House. It is an honour to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, in this debate. I acknowledge the contributions from your Lordships who have drawn on their expertise...
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for bringing this Bill before your Lordships’ House. It is an honour to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, in this debate. I acknowledge the contributions from your Lordships who have drawn on their expertise...
My Lords, I am grateful to come late in the list, as most of the drafting problems in this Private Member’s Bill have been spoken to.
I recognise that the statutory guidance says that these relationships should not happen, or only in desperate circumstances, but a breach of criminal law gives...
My Lords, I am grateful to come late in the list, as most of the drafting problems in this Private Member’s Bill have been spoken to.
I recognise that the statutory guidance says that these relationships should not happen, or only in desperate circumstances, but a breach of criminal law gives...
My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for bringing the Bill forward, and I support it. I am speaking today to express my shock and outrage that after all the publicity this issue has had, there is still no absolute bar on sexual relationships between undercover police...
My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for bringing the Bill forward, and I support it. I am speaking today to express my shock and outrage that after all the publicity this issue has had, there is still no absolute bar on sexual relationships between undercover police...
My Lords, I am very pleased to be able to support my noble friend Lady Hamwee’s Bill and her absolute determination to close what is a clear gap in the legislation.
I am not a lawyer or any sort of expert on this. I am moved to speak today because my...
My Lords, I am very pleased to be able to support my noble friend Lady Hamwee’s Bill and her absolute determination to close what is a clear gap in the legislation.
I am not a lawyer or any sort of expert on this. I am moved to speak today because my...
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for bringing the Bill before your Lordships’ House today. I begin by declaring an interest: I was a police officer for 32 years, serving in the Metropolitan Police and the then National Crime Squad, where, as a senior investigating...
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for bringing the Bill before your Lordships’ House today. I begin by declaring an interest: I was a police officer for 32 years, serving in the Metropolitan Police and the then National Crime Squad, where, as a senior investigating...
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for tabling this Bill. As we have seen, it has rightly generated an impassioned debate across the Chamber on the important issues it raises. I share the concerns of all noble Lords over the historic allegations about police undercover operations. Such...
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for tabling this Bill. As we have seen, it has rightly generated an impassioned debate across the Chamber on the important issues it raises. I share the concerns of all noble Lords over the historic allegations about police undercover operations. Such...
My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. An objective of a Private Member’s Bill is to get the Government to think again about the issue, not about the words used by amateurs like me. [Laughter.] I am not sure how...
My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. An objective of a Private Member’s Bill is to get the Government to think again about the issue, not about the words used by amateurs like me. [Laughter.] I am not sure how...
My Lords, I too add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, on raising this point. It is important for two reasons: first, the terrible damage done to those who have suffered as a result of what happened; and, secondly, and to my mind importantly, the damage this does...
My Lords, I too add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, on raising this point. It is important for two reasons: first, the terrible damage done to those who have suffered as a result of what happened; and, secondly, and to my mind importantly, the damage this does...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on the use of surveillance cameras manufactured by companies subject to the National Intelligence Law of the People's Republic of China.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on the use of surveillance cameras manufactured by companies subject to the National Intelligence Law of the People's Republic of China.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will release Gaza surveillance flights footage of 25 and 26 March 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will release Gaza surveillance flights footage of 25 and 26 March 2025.
Following the terrorist attacks against Israel of 7 October 2023, the UK government worked with partners across the region to secure the release of hostages, including British nationals, who were kidnapped.
In support of these efforts, the Ministry of Defence conducted surveillance flights over the Eastern Mediterranean, including operating in air space over Israel and Gaza between December 2023 until 10 October 2025. Following the agreement of the Gaza peace plan between Israel and Hamas, and the release of remaining hostages, the Ministry of Defence ceased surveillance flights over Gaza.
The surveillance aircraft were always unarmed, did not have a combat role, and were tasked solely to locate hostages.
I am unable to disclose the information requested as to do so would undermine Defence’s ability to respond to hostage rescue scenarios in the future.
What did the UK's Strategic Defence Review 2025 recommend for the Royal Air Force?
What did the UK's Strategic Defence Review 2025 recommend for the Royal Air Force?
That this House notes growing calls to end contracts with companies such as Palantir, Cisco and Oracle which are supplying technology used by Israel in its crimes against Palestinians; further notes that such technologies for mass surveillance enable arbitrary arrest and rights abuses against Palestinians in detention, and that technologies provided for use in military attacks result in injuries and the killing of Palestinian civilians; acknowledges calls from Palestinian human rights groups and UK campaigners to hold these companies to account; supports calls for the Government to end all contracts with these companies as an important part of ending the trade of goods and services that support Israel’s genocide, military occupation and apartheid; believes that this includes activating the break clause in the contract with Palantir for the NHS Federated Data Platform; and calls on public bodies such as local councils and universities to exclude these companies from tenders over their involvement in grave violations of international law.
That this House notes growing calls to end contracts with companies such as Palantir, Cisco and Oracle which are supplying technology used by Israel in its crimes against Palestinians; further notes that such technologies for mass surveillance enable arbitrary arrest and rights abuses against Palestinians in detention, and that technologies...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department assesses the (a) ethical and (b) human‑rights context in which surveillance technologies developed by overseas companies were (i) developed and (ii) deployed before procuring such technologies.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department assesses the (a) ethical and (b) human‑rights context in which surveillance technologies developed by overseas companies were (i) developed and (ii) deployed before procuring such technologies.
On 4 December last year, the Government launched a public consultation on when and how biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies should be used, and what safeguards and oversight are needed. The consultation has now closed and a formal Government response will be published in due course, setting out the findings and next steps, including legislative measures.
The Police Reform Bill will introduce a new legal framework to underpin law enforcement use of these technologies, including the creation of a single expert body to provide independent advice and oversight.
Oversight of police use of facial recognition is currently provided by a number of bodies responsible for ensuring compliance with the law and safeguarding people’s rights. These include the Information Commissioner’s Office (data protection) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalities and human rights), alongside His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, and the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of advanced surveillance technologies being used in the workplace.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of advanced surveillance technologies being used in the workplace.
The use of workplace surveillance has increased due to growth in remote working, advancement in monitoring technologies and changes to employment relationships. This is why the Plan to Make Work Pay set out the government’s aim to put worker voice at the heart of Britain’s digital transition and promote best practice in safeguarding against invasion of privacy.
The government will launch a public consultation on workplace monitoring technologies. This will ensure that business practice and workers’ rights in this area are fit for a modern labour market and support the growth of the UK economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Science and Innovation on new surveillance technologies being used on workers in the course of their duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Science and Innovation on new surveillance technologies being used on workers in the course of their duties.
Ministers in the Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology work closely on issues and policy relating to workplace surveillance and emerging technologies. This ensures policy is informed by evidence and reflects both innovation and employment considerations. In March both ministers jointly led sessions with leading experts on technology and the workplace at Wilton Park.
The government will launch a public consultation on workplace monitoring technologies. This will ensure that business practice and workers’ rights in this area are fit for a modern labour market and support the growth of the UK economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has advised any police forces not to activate facial recognition functions within surveillance software.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has advised any police forces not to activate facial recognition functions within surveillance software.
The Home Office has not issued advice to police forces on the activation of specific facial recognition functions within surveillance software.
The use of facial recognition technology by police forces is an operational matter for chief constables, who are responsible for deciding how and when to deploy capabilities in accordance with the law and relevant guidance.
Police use of facial recognition is governed by a legal framework which includes data protection, equality, human rights laws, national guidance issued by the College of Policing, a surveillance camera code of practice and forces’ own published policies. Their use of the technology must be for a policing purpose and be necessary, proportionate and fair.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK military (a) drone and (b) surveillance flights were conducted over Lebanese territory on the days of reported airstrikes in the past months; and if he will publish details of UK surveillance flights conducted over Lebanon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK military (a) drone and (b) surveillance flights were conducted over Lebanese territory on the days of reported airstrikes in the past months; and if he will publish details of UK surveillance flights conducted over Lebanon.
The UK is not involved in Israeli actions in Lebanon and continues to call for a cessation to hostilities.
It is the Government’s longstanding position to not comment on intelligence operations and sharing arrangements to protect operational security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what safeguards are in place to ensure that intelligence gathered by UK assets in the Middle East is not used in operations that breach international humanitarian law.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what safeguards are in place to ensure that intelligence gathered by UK assets in the Middle East is not used in operations that breach international humanitarian law.
It is the Government's longstanding position to not comment on intelligence operations and sharing arrangements to protect operational security. The Ministry of Defence only conducts activity where we are satisfied it would comply with applicable domestic and international law.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether intelligence gathered from UK surveillance flights in the past 12 months over Lebanon has been shared with (a) the Government of Israel and (b) the Government of the United States.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether intelligence gathered from UK surveillance flights in the past 12 months over Lebanon has been shared with (a) the Government of Israel and (b) the Government of the United States.
The UK is not involved in Israeli actions in Lebanon and continues to call for a cessation to hostilities.
It is the Government’s longstanding position to not comment on intelligence operations and sharing arrangements to protect operational security.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has issued UK‑wide guidance on the ethical deployment of surveillance technologies by police forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has issued UK‑wide guidance on the ethical deployment of surveillance technologies by police forces.
The Government has not issued specific guidance on the ethical deployment of surveillance technologies, including facial recognition. However, when using these technologies, police forces must comply with data protection, equality, human rights and other relevant laws, meaning that all deployments must be for a policing purpose and be necessary, proportionate and fair.
For live facial recognition, forces must also comply with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, the College of Policing’s national guidance and their own published policies.
On 4 December last year, the Government launched a public consultation on when and how biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies should be used, and what safeguards and oversight are needed. The consultation has now closed and a formal Government response will be published in due course, setting out the findings and next steps, including legislative measures.
The Police Reform Bill will introduce a new legal framework to underpin law enforcement use of these technologies, including the creation of a single expert body to provide independent advice and oversight.
Oversight of police use of facial recognition is currently provided by a number of bodies responsible for ensuring compliance with the law and safeguarding people’s rights. These include the Information Commissioner’s Office (data protection) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalities and human rights), alongside His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, and the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Israeli companies have supplied (a) surveillance, (b) digital forensics and (c) facial‑recognition technology to UK police forces since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Israeli companies have supplied (a) surveillance, (b) digital forensics and (c) facial‑recognition technology to UK police forces since 2020.
The Home Office does not collect information on the nationality of companies supplying technology to UK police forces and law enforcement bodies. The procurement of technologies is a matter for individual organisations, having considered the legal, ethical and security requirements.
In doing so, procurement decisions by police forces and law enforcement bodies must comply with UK procurement law, including the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Procurement Act 2023, and relevant National Cyber Security Centre guidance on supply chain risk. They are also expected to follow the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice issued under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Additionally, the Live Facial Recognition Commercial Framework produced by BlueLight Commercial is available to support police forces making procurement decisions before they issue contracts.
To ensure national consistency and public confidence, the Police Reform White Paper set out our intention to have one national procurement system under the National Police Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK police forces and law‑enforcement bodies have (a) procured and (b) used (i) surveillance, (ii) digital forensics and (iii) facial‑recognition technologies supplied by overseas companies since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK police forces and law‑enforcement bodies have (a) procured and (b) used (i) surveillance, (ii) digital forensics and (iii) facial‑recognition technologies supplied by overseas companies since 2020.
The Home Office does not collect information on the nationality of companies supplying technology to UK police forces and law enforcement bodies. The procurement of technologies is a matter for individual organisations, having considered the legal, ethical and security requirements.
In doing so, procurement decisions by police forces and law enforcement bodies must comply with UK procurement law, including the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Procurement Act 2023, and relevant National Cyber Security Centre guidance on supply chain risk. They are also expected to follow the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice issued under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Additionally, the Live Facial Recognition Commercial Framework produced by BlueLight Commercial is available to support police forces making procurement decisions before they issue contracts.
To ensure national consistency and public confidence, the Police Reform White Paper set out our intention to have one national procurement system under the National Police Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards she has introduced to help ensure that digital forensic tools cannot be used for (a) remote access and (b) bulk data collection beyond lawful investigations.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards she has introduced to help ensure that digital forensic tools cannot be used for (a) remote access and (b) bulk data collection beyond lawful investigations.
All digital forensic activity must comply with existing legislation, including the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and the Data Protection Act 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent repeat theft of telecommunications cables in the same location; and whether additional (a) policing resources and (b) surveillance measures are being deployed in areas experiencing persistent incidents.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent repeat theft of telecommunications cables in the same location; and whether additional (a) policing resources and (b) surveillance measures are being deployed in areas experiencing persistent incidents.
This Government recognises the significant distress and disruption that cable theft and vandalism cause for individuals, businesses and critical national infrastructure.
That is why we work closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership (NICRP), which brings together policing, law enforcement and industry partners, including from the telecommunications sector, to tackle metal and cable theft through intelligence sharing and crime prevention activity. In March 2026, the policing minister met NICRP representatives to understand the scale of infrastructure crime and explore how Government can support the partnership’s work.
The central aim of our police reforms is to protect and revitalise neighbourhood policing. We are lifting national responsibilities off local forces, so they focus on tackling local issues, like tackling the theft and resale of telecommunications cables.
We have hit our target of 3,000 more neighbourhood officers in March and our target remains 13,000 by the end of this Parliament. Police reforms and wider crime prevention measures are intended to ensure that forces have the capability and flexibility to work with communities and business to deploy specific security technologies as required.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New UK-France agreement to reduce illegal crossings, published on 23 April 2026, what proportion of the additional personnel will be engaged in (a) coastal patrols, (b) inland enforcement and (c) intelligence-gathering activities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New UK-France agreement to reduce illegal crossings, published on 23 April 2026, what proportion of the additional personnel will be engaged in (a) coastal patrols, (b) inland enforcement and (c) intelligence-gathering activities.
The United Kingdom and France have signed an agreement to strengthen operations to combat illegal migration in northern France to prevent crossings to the United Kingdom with a significant increase in dedicated law enforcement, technological and intelligence resources. Under the previous funding arrangement, around 750 law enforcement personnel were deployed to French beaches. The actions of these personnel have contributed to 42,000 attempted crossings stopped since the election. French beaches will now see a 40% increase in law enforcement, intelligence and military officers to track down and stop illegal migrants boarding boats and bring people smugglers to justice.
The priority of these officers is to stop small boat crossings, and the nature of their deployment will be on the operational need and nature of the threat. It would be incorrect to strictly categorise the officers into coastal patrols, inland enforcement and intelligence-gathering activities.
This uplift in resource will be front-loaded. This includes five specialist police units who will be in place this summer, including a permanent riot squad to respond to escalating migrant violence. This deal will also provide enhanced surveillance, expanded French maritime tactics, and new detention capacity to increase removals from France. The new arrangement will increase the number of officers deployed daily up to nearly 1,100 by year 3 of the funding arrangement.
The additional personnel will be directly employed by the French government. The Home Office is not in possession of data on retention rates of personnel deployed under previous UK-funded border enforcement arrangements in France.
All of the additional units will be operational on a full-time basis. In addition, the Compagnie de Marche, a specialist unit with elite public order powers, will be surged during the summer months, historically the busiest time for small boat crossings.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. As you know, I am the secretary to the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group, and I raised earlier this week a point of order concerning the role of the US agency APCO in undertaking the investigation of journalists for Labour Together, which...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. As you know, I am the secretary to the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group, and I raised earlier this week a point of order concerning the role of the US agency APCO in undertaking the investigation of journalists for Labour Together, which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the use of surveillance and enforcement practices by private parking operators to issue charges based on motorists’ movements beyond car parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the use of surveillance and enforcement practices by private parking operators to issue charges based on motorists’ movements beyond car parks.
The government has not made an assessment of trends in the use of surveillance to issue charges based on motorists’ movements beyond car parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proportionality of deploying mass surveillance technology to address low level offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proportionality of deploying mass surveillance technology to address low level offences.
The Home Office has not made a final assessment of the cost‑effectiveness of police use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in comparison to traditional policing methods. However, when the government introduces legislation on a new framework this will be accompanied by an impact assessment. This will include consideration of costs, operational benefits and wider impacts, alongside legal, ethical and equality considerations.
With regards to the integration of facial recognition into existing CCTV, police forces must comply with data protection, human rights, equality and other relevant laws. This means that police can use live facial recognition only for targeted, intelligence led, time-bound deployments to locate specific individuals on a watchlist, such as wanted offenders or people who may pose a risk of serious harm.
The Home Office is aware that both the Metropolitan Police and South Wales Police have piloted the use of facial recognition cameras mounted on fixed street infrastructure. This involves adding standalone LFR cameras and does not involve changing the use of existing CCTV, which remains separate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring nurseries to use monitoring or recording equipment, including cameras; and whether her Department has issued guidance to early years providers on the use of such technology to support safeguarding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring nurseries to use monitoring or recording equipment, including cameras; and whether her Department has issued guidance to early years providers on the use of such technology to support safeguarding.
The ‘Early years foundation stage’ statutory framework sets the standards and requirements early years providers must meet to ensure that children have the best start in life and are kept healthy and safe. Providers are required to have safeguarding policies addressing the use of mobile phones, cameras, and other electronic devices with imaging and sharing capabilities. Decisions about using monitoring and recording equipment are for individual providers, subject to safeguarding and data protection requirements.
As part of the department’s ongoing review of safeguarding requirements, an expert advisory panel has been appointed and is working at pace to inform guidance for the sector on the safe and effective use of CCTV and digital devices. This guidance will consider whether CCTV should be mandated and will set out best practice, technical advice and clear expectations. It will be published in summer 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) with reference to Article 55 of the draft UK-EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar, (i) if she will publish a precise schedule of offences and the laws they relate to to supplement the list in Annex 8...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) with reference to Article 55 of the draft UK-EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar, (i) if she will publish a precise schedule of offences and the laws they relate to to supplement the list in Annex 8...
I refer the Rt Hon Member to my statement to the House on 26 February, and the draft treaty documents published on the same day. I look forward to going over the detail of the new arrangements with her when the final text of the treaty is brought before the House for scrutiny in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of Palantir's involvement with surveillance on the protection of data of UK citizens.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of Palantir's involvement with surveillance on the protection of data of UK citizens.
Palantir has no role in the surveillance of United Kingdom (UK) citizens on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). All UK Defence data remains sovereign and under Ministry of Defence control.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a commissioner for covert law enforcement in Northern Ireland that could help ensure covert surveillance techniques are only used within the law.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a commissioner for covert law enforcement in Northern Ireland that could help ensure covert surveillance techniques are only used within the law.
Oversight of the use of investigatory powers in Northern Ireland is provided by the UK-wide Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
The Commissioner’s role is to ensure that such use is necessary and proportionate and in accordance with the law. This arrangement also has the benefit of ensuring the scrutiny of these powers is consistent across the United Kingdom.
Lords motion to take note of the seventh report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on Transnational repression in the UK (HL 160). Agreed to on question.
Lords motion to take note of the seventh report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on Transnational repression in the UK (HL 160). Agreed to on question.
My Lords, it is an honour to open today’s debate on the Joint Committee on Human Rights report Transnational Repression in the United Kingdom. As chair of the JCHR, I pay tribute to my committee colleagues from both Houses and thank the terrific JCHR team, headed by our clerks Rhiannon...
My Lords, it is an honour to open today’s debate on the Joint Committee on Human Rights report Transnational Repression in the United Kingdom. As chair of the JCHR, I pay tribute to my committee colleagues from both Houses and thank the terrific JCHR team, headed by our clerks Rhiannon...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for his warm welcome and for introducing this important debate: one that is fundamental to protecting freedoms and human rights in this country, and one that I believe highlights the important work of his committee. I rise for my maiden speech...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for his warm welcome and for introducing this important debate: one that is fundamental to protecting freedoms and human rights in this country, and one that I believe highlights the important work of his committee. I rise for my maiden speech...
My Lords, it is my duty and pleasure to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, to his place and congratulate him on an outstanding maiden speech. The rest of us will have to look to our laurels in the next few years, I suspect. The noble Lord, Lord Isaac, CBE,...
My Lords, it is my duty and pleasure to welcome the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, to his place and congratulate him on an outstanding maiden speech. The rest of us will have to look to our laurels in the next few years, I suspect. The noble Lord, Lord Isaac, CBE,...
My Lords, it was a delight to listen to the noble Lord, and a pleasure to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, give his maiden speech. Some of us may have been sceptical about the achievements of some new Peers in their past local government or party-political careers, but...
My Lords, it was a delight to listen to the noble Lord, and a pleasure to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, give his maiden speech. Some of us may have been sceptical about the achievements of some new Peers in their past local government or party-political careers, but...
My Lords, I am delighted to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on his maiden contribution.
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing this debate and highlighting the work of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on transnational repression. For the purpose of declaring my interest, I should mention...
My Lords, I am delighted to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on his maiden contribution.
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing this debate and highlighting the work of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on transnational repression. For the purpose of declaring my interest, I should mention...
My Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on his maiden speech. I think we all remember what a daunting prospect that was, so many congratulations to him. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, on securing this debate and introducing it, as...
My Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on his maiden speech. I think we all remember what a daunting prospect that was, so many congratulations to him. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, on securing this debate and introducing it, as...
My Lords, I want to start by congratulating my noble friend Lord Isaac on his excellent maiden speech, and particularly on what he had to say about education, creative industries and the arts.
I also want to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and his committee members for their excellent report...
My Lords, I want to start by congratulating my noble friend Lord Isaac on his excellent maiden speech, and particularly on what he had to say about education, creative industries and the arts.
I also want to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and his committee members for their excellent report...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and the Joint Committee for this excellent and important report. It refers to concern about transnational oppression by China and Russia, as have many noble Lords in this debate—and you do not get much more extreme than attempted and actual assassination...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and the Joint Committee for this excellent and important report. It refers to concern about transnational oppression by China and Russia, as have many noble Lords in this debate—and you do not get much more extreme than attempted and actual assassination...
I extend my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on an excellent and very informative maiden speech. I also congratulate my noble friend Lord Alton, as well as the members of the JCHR, on producing this excellent report and securing the debate. It will not come as a surprise...
I extend my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on an excellent and very informative maiden speech. I also congratulate my noble friend Lord Alton, as well as the members of the JCHR, on producing this excellent report and securing the debate. It will not come as a surprise...
My Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, to your Lordships’ House and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, on his comprehensive and informative opening speech and the excellent report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights under his chairmanship. It is fair to say that,...
My Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, to your Lordships’ House and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, on his comprehensive and informative opening speech and the excellent report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights under his chairmanship. It is fair to say that,...
My Lords, I thank the JCHR for this very important report, and the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for moving it.
The Government recognised in their response to the report that not only can transnational repression
“undermine an individual’s ability to exercise their freedoms and human rights”,
but that
“it is also a matter of...
My Lords, I thank the JCHR for this very important report, and the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for moving it.
The Government recognised in their response to the report that not only can transnational repression
“undermine an individual’s ability to exercise their freedoms and human rights”,
but that
“it is also a matter of...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. In the short time we have, I will take up and apply what she has been saying in relation to one country and one subject. The country is China and the subject is our universities.
I know Chloe...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. In the short time we have, I will take up and apply what she has been saying in relation to one country and one subject. The country is China and the subject is our universities.
I know Chloe...
My Lords, I declare my interest as a director of the Free Speech Union. I praise the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and the Joint Committee for producing this report and the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, for his brilliant maiden speech. As he knows, I am a big fan because of...
My Lords, I declare my interest as a director of the Free Speech Union. I praise the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and the Joint Committee for producing this report and the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, for his brilliant maiden speech. As he knows, I am a big fan because of...
My Lords, it was a privilege to be present to listen to my noble friend’s wonderful maiden speech.
This is a brilliant and long overdue report. The committee said it had received
“credible evidence that a number of states have engaged in acts of transnational repression on UK soil”.
The report also says...
My Lords, it was a privilege to be present to listen to my noble friend’s wonderful maiden speech.
This is a brilliant and long overdue report. The committee said it had received
“credible evidence that a number of states have engaged in acts of transnational repression on UK soil”.
The report also says...
My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of human rights at Liberal International. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. His focus on querying suspicious non-suspicious deaths over the past nine years is very serious and, from these Benches, we echo his concern and call...
My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of human rights at Liberal International. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. His focus on querying suspicious non-suspicious deaths over the past nine years is very serious and, from these Benches, we echo his concern and call...
My Lords, first I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on his excellent maiden speech. I note that he was a partner at a top law firm that was established in 1769, so he will fit seamlessly into your Lordships’ House, which is another amazing place to work, having also...
My Lords, first I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Isaac, on his excellent maiden speech. I note that he was a partner at a top law firm that was established in 1769, so he will fit seamlessly into your Lordships’ House, which is another amazing place to work, having also...
I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, for securing this important debate and for the work of his committee on understanding the issues of transnational repression. I note that he has been sanctioned by a number of regimes; I have been sanctioned by Russia, and I...
I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, for securing this important debate and for the work of his committee on understanding the issues of transnational repression. I note that he has been sanctioned by a number of regimes; I have been sanctioned by Russia, and I...
I do not seek to delay matters at this time on a Thursday night, but the Minister did say that China was our third-largest trading partner. I wanted to be sure, for the record, so I have just looked it up. We had a £60 billion deficit with China in...
I do not seek to delay matters at this time on a Thursday night, but the Minister did say that China was our third-largest trading partner. I wanted to be sure, for the record, so I have just looked it up. We had a £60 billion deficit with China in...
We have to work with China. We will challenge it at all times and trade with it when we need to. It is important that we hold standards of democracy to account across the world.
I am conscious of time—
We have to work with China. We will challenge it at all times and trade with it when we need to. It is important that we hold standards of democracy to account across the world.
I am conscious of time—
I do not want to detain the House and I thank the Minister for giving way. He has just said, I think, that he will keep us informed about the proscription issue. This has been said for months and months. Can he please give us some idea of when there...
I do not want to detain the House and I thank the Minister for giving way. He has just said, I think, that he will keep us informed about the proscription issue. This has been said for months and months. Can he please give us some idea of when there...
It is not in the interests of the UK’s security or the security of the individuals we are trying to protect to give a running commentary on the issue of proscription. This House will be informed if any proscription decision is ever taken on any individual, country or organisation. That...
It is not in the interests of the UK’s security or the security of the individuals we are trying to protect to give a running commentary on the issue of proscription. This House will be informed if any proscription decision is ever taken on any individual, country or organisation. That...
Can the Minister tell me this, then? Jonathan Hall produced a proposal for dealing with the issue. Is that being accepted by the Government?
Can the Minister tell me this, then? Jonathan Hall produced a proposal for dealing with the issue. Is that being accepted by the Government?
We will respond to the Jonathan Hall review very shortly. Again, Members of this House will be able to hold me to account for the response the Government give, but I cannot give a
running commentary at the Dispatch Box on issues of national security in the way in which...
We will respond to the Jonathan Hall review very shortly. Again, Members of this House will be able to hold me to account for the response the Government give, but I cannot give a
running commentary at the Dispatch Box on issues of national security in the way in which...
My Lords, I start by saying how grateful I am to noble Lord, Lord Hanson of Flint, for the way in which he has engaged with the JCHR on this issue, and indeed to his colleague, Dan Jarvis, Member of Parliament, another Minister in the Government, who gave evidence to...
My Lords, I start by saying how grateful I am to noble Lord, Lord Hanson of Flint, for the way in which he has engaged with the JCHR on this issue, and indeed to his colleague, Dan Jarvis, Member of Parliament, another Minister in the Government, who gave evidence to...
That this House recognises the vital importance for press freedom of investigative journalists being able to report the truth without fear or favour, and to protect the identity of their sources; is concerned by media reports that the organisation Labour Together commissioned public relations agency APCO Worldwide to identify the sources of journalists investigating the organisation's funding, and gain what was described as leverage over their reporting; agrees with the National Union of Journalists that such surveillance and political intimidation of journalists is wrong, whether conducted by states or non-state actors; is worried about the apparent ability of commercial organisations marketing and selling services aimed at the surveillance of journalists for the purposes of intimidation; and calls for an independent investigation of the methods employed by Labour Together and its external contractors, and for stricter legislation to prohibit private entities from gathering or purchasing data on journalists for the purpose of identifying sources.
That this House recognises the vital importance for press freedom of investigative journalists being able to report the truth without fear or favour, and to protect the identity of their sources; is concerned by media reports that the organisation Labour Together commissioned public relations agency APCO Worldwide to identify the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contact her department had with counterparts in the US on the release and ongoing surveillance of Omar al Bayoumi in 2001 and 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contact her department had with counterparts in the US on the release and ongoing surveillance of Omar al Bayoumi in 2001 and 2002.
It is the longstanding policy of successive UK Governments not to comment routinely either on individual cases or intelligence and security matters.
These questions relate to ongoing civil legal proceedings in the United States; this imposes legal and procedural limits on the information that can be disclosed at this stage. The Government is therefore unable to comment further while litigation remains active.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK unveils new undersea warfare technology to counter threat from Russia, published on 8 December 2025, whether a contract has been placed for the Seabed Sentry network since 5 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK unveils new undersea warfare technology to counter threat from Russia, published on 8 December 2025, whether a contract has been placed for the Seabed Sentry network since 5 July 2024.
No contract has been placed for Seabed Sentry. Procurement of such platforms would be conducted in accordance with UK commercial law, through a fair competition.
The first formal element of the tendering process for Atlantic NET, commenced in September 25 and was completed in January 26. This involved the assessment of 26 compliant industry proposed solutions for ‘Persistent ASW Sense (ISR) as a Service’ and followed on from 6 months of regular two-way industry engagement with approximately 327 companies in the supplier base. These are largely UK based, or have UK elements in their proposals.
Lords committee stage tenth day. Clause 124 agreed to. New clause agreed to. Clauses 125 to 127 agreed to. Schedule 13 agreed to. Clauses 128 to 131 agreed to. Clause 132, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 133 to 136 agreed to. Schedule 14, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 137 and 138, as amended, agreed to. Clause 139 agreed to. Schedule 15 agreed to. Clauses 140 to 144 agreed to.
Lords committee stage tenth day. Clause 124 agreed to. New clause agreed to. Clauses 125 to 127 agreed to. Schedule 13 agreed to. Clauses 128 to 131 agreed to. Clause 132, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 133 to 136 agreed to. Schedule 14, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 137 and...
Moved by
Lord Leigh of Hurley
371AA: Clause 124, page 151, line 18, after “worship” insert “, faith school or faith community centre”
Moved by
Lord Leigh of Hurley
371AA: Clause 124, page 151, line 18, after “worship” insert “, faith school or faith community centre”
My Lords, my amendments seek to improve Clause 124. It is worth reminding ourselves that this clause seeks to amend Section 12 of the Public Order Act 1986. Curiously, that section was itself amended in 2022 to allow the senior police officer to impose conditions on a march if it...
My Lords, my amendments seek to improve Clause 124. It is worth reminding ourselves that this clause seeks to amend Section 12 of the Public Order Act 1986. Curiously, that section was itself amended in 2022 to allow the senior police officer to impose conditions on a march if it...
My Lords, I support these amendments for the reasons that have been mentioned. Lists are always difficult, because wherever you draw the line, there may be another group to be added, but this is a sensible pair of additions to the definition as applied in the Bill. It is difficult,...
My Lords, I support these amendments for the reasons that have been mentioned. Lists are always difficult, because wherever you draw the line, there may be another group to be added, but this is a sensible pair of additions to the definition as applied in the Bill. It is difficult,...
My Lords, I share the concern expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, that senior police officers do not always act as they should. On Tuesday in particular, I expressed that concern in these proceedings and was rather rebuffed by the Minister. I assure the noble Lord, Lord...
My Lords, I share the concern expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, that senior police officers do not always act as they should. On Tuesday in particular, I expressed that concern in these proceedings and was rather rebuffed by the Minister. I assure the noble Lord, Lord...
My Lords, I rise to support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, and to add to the dialogue by saying that we are becoming desensitised to violent, harassing and intimidatory protests. The ideal of having local senior police officers in charge of restricting these protests is becoming much...
My Lords, I rise to support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, and to add to the dialogue by saying that we are becoming desensitised to violent, harassing and intimidatory protests. The ideal of having local senior police officers in charge of restricting these protests is becoming much...
My Lords, the amendments in this group, tabled by my noble friend Lord Leigh of Hurley and spoken to by him so powerfully today, address an important gap in the Bill as drafted. They would ensure that faith schools and community
centres are included within the definition of religious sites...
My Lords, the amendments in this group, tabled by my noble friend Lord Leigh of Hurley and spoken to by him so powerfully today, address an important gap in the Bill as drafted. They would ensure that faith schools and community
centres are included within the definition of religious sites...
My Lords, I am grateful to all who have contributed to this short but focused and important debate on the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, which seek to extend the power for police to restrict protests near places of worship to cover faith schools and...
My Lords, I am grateful to all who have contributed to this short but focused and important debate on the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, which seek to extend the power for police to restrict protests near places of worship to cover faith schools and...
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, for his contribution. I was tempted to add restaurants to the amendment, but I had already tabled it. I have instead just made a booking there. Members of the House of Lords are welcome to join me to support the restaurant.
I thank my...
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, for his contribution. I was tempted to add restaurants to the amendment, but I had already tabled it. I have instead just made a booking there. Members of the House of Lords are welcome to join me to support the restaurant.
I thank my...
Moved by
Lord Hanson of Flint
372: After Clause 124, insert the following new Clause—
“Public processions and assemblies: duty to take account of cumulative disruption
(1) The Public Order Act 1986 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 12 (power to impose conditions on public processions), after subsection (2B) insert—
“(2BA) In considering for the...
Moved by
Lord Hanson of Flint
372: After Clause 124, insert the following new Clause—
“Public processions and assemblies: duty to take account of cumulative disruption
(1) The Public Order Act 1986 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 12 (power to impose conditions on public processions), after subsection (2B) insert—
“(2BA) In considering for the...
Moved by
Baroness Doocey
379: Clause 125, page 152, line 37, at end insert—
“(4) After section 14, insert—
“14A Imposition of conditions: live facial recognition
Prior to imposing conditions under either section 12 or 14, the senior officer of the Police Force in question must confirm that live facial recognition will not be in...
Moved by
Baroness Doocey
379: Clause 125, page 152, line 37, at end insert—
“(4) After section 14, insert—
“14A Imposition of conditions: live facial recognition
Prior to imposing conditions under either section 12 or 14, the senior officer of the Police Force in question must confirm that live facial recognition will not be in...
My Lords, in moving Amendment 379, I will speak also to Amendment 471. When used responsibly, live facial recognition can help to protect the public. The real question before us is not whether it is used but how, under what safeguards, with what scrutiny and by what authority from Parliament?...
My Lords, in moving Amendment 379, I will speak also to Amendment 471. When used responsibly, live facial recognition can help to protect the public. The real question before us is not whether it is used but how, under what safeguards, with what scrutiny and by what authority from Parliament?...
My Lords, I rise to oppose Amendment 379 and support most of Amendment 471, inadequate though it is. My views may not be the same as those of my noble friends on the Front Bench, of course. We all value the right to protest, but rights are not a shield...
My Lords, I rise to oppose Amendment 379 and support most of Amendment 471, inadequate though it is. My views may not be the same as those of my noble friends on the Front Bench, of course. We all value the right to protest, but rights are not a shield...
My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 379, to which I have added my name, and to very strongly support it. But before I do, I hope the Committee will forgive me if I digress very briefly to tidy up a matter that arose in Committee on Tuesday. I made...
My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 379, to which I have added my name, and to very strongly support it. But before I do, I hope the Committee will forgive me if I digress very briefly to tidy up a matter that arose in Committee on Tuesday. I made...
My Lords, I agree and disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, in equal measure, which may surprise him. On the protest
point, he reaffirmed what I tried to say the other day, which is that the ECHR does not give the term “facilitation of protest”, but the police have...
My Lords, I agree and disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, in equal measure, which may surprise him. On the protest
point, he reaffirmed what I tried to say the other day, which is that the ECHR does not give the term “facilitation of protest”, but the police have...
My Lords, I have signed this amendment because I think it is very sensible and covers some ground that really needs tackling. It would ensure that the police could not use live facial recognition technology when imposing conditions on public assemblies or processions under Sections 12 or 14 unless a...
My Lords, I have signed this amendment because I think it is very sensible and covers some ground that really needs tackling. It would ensure that the police could not use live facial recognition technology when imposing conditions on public assemblies or processions under Sections 12 or 14 unless a...
My Lords, I was hesitant as to whether to speak here, but some years ago I had very close acquaintance with facial recognition software, so I thought it might be useful to say a couple of things.
First, I very much agree with the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, that this is...
My Lords, I was hesitant as to whether to speak here, but some years ago I had very close acquaintance with facial recognition software, so I thought it might be useful to say a couple of things.
First, I very much agree with the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, that this is...
Shifty.
Shifty.
Shifty is a great description—the noble Baroness could have said far worse than that.
I was given a hard time and then let go. We have to accept that there will be errors, but we have to understand where this is going. We can less and less afford to have police...
Shifty is a great description—the noble Baroness could have said far worse than that.
I was given a hard time and then let go. We have to accept that there will be errors, but we have to understand where this is going. We can less and less afford to have police...
My Lords, I had sought to intervene on the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, before he sat down, but the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, beat me to it. I want to ask him a simple question but, first, I am sorry that we are on different sides of this—when we served...
My Lords, I had sought to intervene on the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, before he sat down, but the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, beat me to it. I want to ask him a simple question but, first, I am sorry that we are on different sides of this—when we served...
When I observed these deployments of facial recognition and looked at the 20 policemen standing around, it occurred to me that they would probably find a lot more of the people they were looking for if they just went round to their houses and knocked on the door, rather than...
When I observed these deployments of facial recognition and looked at the 20 policemen standing around, it occurred to me that they would probably find a lot more of the people they were looking for if they just went round to their houses and knocked on the door, rather than...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Doocey for eliciting a very useful debate, as was the intention. I particularly welcome some of the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, but say to him that a Crime and Policing Bill might possibly be the place for discussion...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Doocey for eliciting a very useful debate, as was the intention. I particularly welcome some of the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, but say to him that a Crime and Policing Bill might possibly be the place for discussion...
I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. It seems that he and his noble friends keep talking about the police and the restrictions which will be imposed on the police. But Amendment 471 seems to extend facial recognition to hundreds and hundreds of public authorities, provided they...
I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. It seems that he and his noble friends keep talking about the police and the restrictions which will be imposed on the police. But Amendment 471 seems to extend facial recognition to hundreds and hundreds of public authorities, provided they...
If the noble Lord accepts the fact that controls are required, which he did not in his earlier comments, I think he would be greatly reassured if you had to have judicial oversight of the use of live facial recognition, which is useful in circumstances other than purely policing. What...
If the noble Lord accepts the fact that controls are required, which he did not in his earlier comments, I think he would be greatly reassured if you had to have judicial oversight of the use of live facial recognition, which is useful in circumstances other than purely policing. What...
Before the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, sits down, can he address an issue that none of us has addressed yet? These amendments concern the state’s use of facial recognition, for all the reasons that we have talked about. But the private sector is far in advance of this. Some 12...
Before the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, sits down, can he address an issue that none of us has addressed yet? These amendments concern the state’s use of facial recognition, for all the reasons that we have talked about. But the private sector is far in advance of this. Some 12...
Very briefly, I do not think that the noble Lord is making a bad case at all. Live facial recognition, whether in the hands of the public sector or the private sector, needs a proper legal framework: there is no doubt about that. My noble friend made it clear that...
Very briefly, I do not think that the noble Lord is making a bad case at all. Live facial recognition, whether in the hands of the public sector or the private sector, needs a proper legal framework: there is no doubt about that. My noble friend made it clear that...