Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of Policing in a Digital World Programme.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 7 December 2022
Date : 07 December 2022
Location : online
Data Ethics
Police Scotland’s Data Ethics function will support the delivery of Police Scotland’s Data Ethics Framework and Strategy, to ensure that the organisation has the appropriate mechanisms to identify and address ethical challenges in relation to data and data driven technology.
Police Scotland completely understand the need to ensure public confidence and appropriate safeguards in utilising such technologies, however the challenge is to balance this against our statutory obligations in keeping the public safe, whilst making best use of available technologies to assist us in this mission.
A new Data Ethics Triage process has been implemented that will assess all data related and data driven technology projects that go through Police Scotland’s Change process.
The triage process will identify where ethical challenges may lie, provide a pathway to enhanced internal and external scrutiny and provide advice to projects to ensure that data and data driven technology is used legally and ethically.
The work of the joint Professional Reference Group with SPA will be key to this and help shape our approach and direction.