Lord Geidt and the Wild West of policing technology governance: How can a resignation improve police technology oversight?

Oswald, Marion (2022) Lord Geidt and the Wild West of policing technology governance: How can a resignation improve police technology oversight? Policing Insight. ISSN 2634-7822

[img]
Preview
Text
Lord Geidt.pdf - Published Version

Download (2MB) | Preview
Official URL: https://policinginsight.com/features/opinion/lord-...

Abstract

In the same month that Lord Geidt resigned as ‘ethics adviser’ to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Government also published its response to proposals for the reform of data protection laws, advocating a seemingly light touch on the governance and scrutiny of the police use of technology; Dr Marion Oswald, Chair of the West Midlands Police Data Ethics Committee, believes the two topics are linked by the importance of accountability and standards.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This article first appeared on the Information Law and Policy Centre website, and is republished with permission; the original can be read here: https://infolawcentre.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2022/06/20/lord-geidt-and-the-wild-west-of-policing-technology-governance-how-can-a-resignation-improve-police-technology-oversight/
Subjects: L400 Social Policy
M200 Law by Topic
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Northumbria Law School
Related URLs:
Depositing User: Rachel Branson
Date Deposited: 17 Aug 2022 08:19
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 08:30
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/49880

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics