{"value":{"id":1220081,"memberId":4311,"member":null,"memberRole":"Minister of State, Home Office","uin":"HLWS323","dateMade":"2020-07-02T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","title":"Annual Report of the Biometrics Commissioner","text":"<p>I am pleased to announce that my Rt Hon Friend the Home Secretary is today publishing the sixth annual report of the Biometrics Commissioner, together with the Government’s response.</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioner, Paul Wiles, is appointed under Section 20 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. His responsibilities are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>to decide applications by the police for extended retention of DNA profiles and fingerprints from persons arrested for serious offences but not charged or convicted;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>to keep under review National Security Determinations made by Chief Officers under which DNA profiles and fingerprints may be retained for national security purposes;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>to exercise general oversight of police use of DNA samples, DNA profiles and fingerprints.</li></ul><p> </p><p>His report is a statutory requirement of section 21 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.</p><p> </p><p>I am grateful to Mr Wiles for this report, which we have published in full.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of the report will be available from the Vote Office. The Government’s response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":1220078,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2020-07-02T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1220081","method":"GET"}]}