Home Office to be questioned on use of technologies
in policing
Tomorrow the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee
will question The Rt Hon , Minister of State for Crime and
Policing, in the final evidence session for its inquiry
into new technologies and the application of the law.
The session will cover topics such as the use of algorithmic
tools in policing, the Government’s AI strategy, and
the deployment of technology in border management.
The session will take place on Wednesday
12 January at 3:45 PM and can be
followed on Parliament TV.
Giving evidence will be:
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The Rt Hon , Minister of
State for Crime and Policing
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Christophe Prince, Director for Data and
Identity, Home Office
Questions the committee is likely to ask include:
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The Government has published an AI strategy and a Beating
Crime Plan but has set no vision for the use of technology
for the application of the law. Can you set one out –
briefly?
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Which technologies the UK is using in the context of border
management and what additional safeguards exist to mitigate
the increased risk of discrimination?
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What, specifically, is in place to ensure that decisions
about people are always made by people, and meaningfully
so?
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Who has ultimate accountability for the legal, ethical, and
valid use of advanced technologies in policing?
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Algorithmic technology informs decisions throughout the
policing ‘pipeline’, from intelligence, to investigation, to
prosecution, and offender management, which affects
subsequent stages of the justice system. How does the Home
Office work with the Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary in
its deployment of technology?
