Home Office to be questioned on use of technologies in policing
Tuesday 11 January 2021
Tomorrow the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee will question The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse, 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:
- The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse, Minister of State for Crime and Policing
- Christophe Prince, Director for Data and Identity, Home Office
Questions the committee is likely to ask include:
- 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?
- Which technologies the UK is using in the context of border management and what additional safeguards exist to mitigate the increased risk of discrimination?
- What, specifically, is in place to ensure that decisions about people are always made by people, and meaningfully so?
- Who has ultimate accountability for the legal, ethical, and valid use of advanced technologies in policing?
- 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?
