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Recommendation 5

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Prohibit Government and Bank of England from using digital pound data beyond law enforcement.

Recommendation
We recommend that any primary legislation used to introduce a digital pound does not allow the Government or Bank of England to use the data from a digital pound for any purposes beyond those already permitted for law enforcement.
Paragraph Reference: 46
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 31 January 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗