A summary of the Biometrics in Criminal Justice Conference. This was an event hosted by the Authority with the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner and Police Scotland on the 19th of June 2024.
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WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
08.45 – 09.00: Registration and Networking
09.00 – 09.15: Welcome
Speaker: Martyn Evans, Chair of the Scottish Police Authority
09.15 - 09.30: Opening Remarks
Speaker: Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
WHERE ARE WE NOW – Section Chaired by Martyn Evans
09.30 – 09.45: Impossible Crimes: Unless you know about biometrics
Speaker: Dr Brian Plastow, Scottish Biometrics Commissioner
09.45 – 10.00: Police Scotland’s values led approach to biometrics and new technologies
Speaker: Chief Constable Jo Farrell, Police Scotland
10:00 – 10:15: Impartiality, Integrity and Value – Forensic Services use of biometrics
Speaker: Fiona Douglas, Director of SPA Forensic Services
10.15 – 10.45: Panel Discussion – the Scottish Context and value of biometrics to policing
Facilitated by: Martyn Evans
Panel Members: Dr Brian Plastow, Chief Constable Jo Farrell, Fiona Douglas
10:45 – 11:00 Morning Break
INTERNATIONAL APPROACH, VALUES AND ETHICS - Section Chaired by Dr Brian Plastow
11.00 – 11.30: Biometrics, Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Justice
Speaker: Prof. Paul Wiles
11.30 – 12.00: Accountability, Privacy and the Ethical Use of Data in Biometric Systems
Speaker: Prof. Marion Oswald MBE, University of Northumbria
12.00 – 12.30: Human rights, privacy and policing in Northern Ireland
Speaker: John Wadham, Northern Ireland Policing Board
12.30 –13.00: Panel Discussion – The Ethical Use of Biometrics
Facilitated by: Dr Brian Plastow
Panel Members: Prof. Paul Wiles, Prof. Marion Oswald, Fiona Douglas, John Wadham
13.00 – 13.45: Lunch Break
TECHNOLOGIES, OVERSIGHT AND PUBLIC CONFIDENCE – Section Chaired by ACC Andy Freeburn
13.45 – 14.15: Facial Recognition
Speaker: Prof. Peter Fussey, Centre for Research into Information,Surveillance and Privacy (CRISP)
14.15 – 14.45: Metropolitan Police – A Case Study on Facial Recognition
Speaker: Lindsey Chiswick, Director of Intelligence, Metropolitan Police
14.45 – 15.00: The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland’s Approach to Ethical Adoption of Biometrics Technology
Speakers: Scott Ross, ACC Andy Freeburn
15.00 – 15.45: Panel – Technology, Oversight and Public Confidence
Facilitated by: ACC Andy Freeburn, Police Scotland Panel Members: Prof. Peter Fussey, Lindsey Chiswick, Scott Ross, Andrew Hendry, Prof. Marion Oswald, Diego Quiroz
15:45 – 16:00 Closing Remarks
Speaker: Martyn Evans, Scottish Police Authority
