Select Committee · Justice and Home Affairs Committee
New technologies and the application of the law
Status: Closed
Opened: 26 May 2021
Closed: 29 Nov 2022
1 report
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the use of new technologies in law enforcement. The Committee seeks to explore the use of advanced algorithmic tools in activities to discover, deter, rehabilitate, or punish people who breach the law in England and Wales. Border management may also be under consideration. The … Show more
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Report - Technology rules? The advent of new technologi… | — | 30 Mar 2022 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2022 | Dr Christophe Prince · Home Office, Kit Malthouse MP · Home Office | View ↗ |
| 23 Nov 2021 | Alun Michael · Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales, Darryl Preston · Police and crime commissioners, David Tucker · College of Policing, Professor Paul Taylor · National Police Chiefs' Council | View ↗ |
| 19 Oct 2021 | Dr Liam Owens · Semantics 21, Mr David Lewis · Dorset Police, Professor Sandra Wachter · Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford | View ↗ |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Peter Dawson, Prison Reform Trust · Prison Reform Trust, Professor Karen Yeung · Birmingham Law School & School of Computer Science, Silkie Carlo · Big Brother Watch | View ↗ |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Dr Rosamunde Elise Van Brakel · Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Professor Colin Gavaghan · University of Otago, Professor Elizabeth E Joh · University of California, Davis | View ↗ |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Dr David Leslie · Alan Turing Institute, Professor Michael Wooldridge · University of Oxford | View ↗ |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Professor Carole McCartney · Northumbria University, Professor Charles Raab · The University of Edinburgh, Professor Sylvie Delacroix · University of Birmingham | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alun Michael · Joint APCC Lead for Data and Bioethics | Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales | 1 |
| Darryl Preston · Joint APCC Lead for Data and Bioethics | Police and crime commissioners | 1 |
| David Tucker · Faculty Lead on Crime and Criminal Justice | College of Policing | 1 |
| Dr Christophe Prince · Director of Data and Identity | Home Office | 1 |
| Dr David Leslie · Ethics Theme Lead | Alan Turing Institute | 1 |
| Dr Liam Owens · Founder and CEO | Semantics 21 | 1 |
| Dr Rosamunde Elise Van Brakel · Co-Director, Surveillance Studies Network, associ… | Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) | 1 |
| Kit Malthouse MP · Minister for Crime and Policing | Home Office | 1 |
| Mr David Lewis · Former Deputy Chief Constable and former ethics l… | Dorset Police | 1 |
| Peter Dawson, Prison Reform Trust | Prison Reform Trust | 1 |
| Professor Carole McCartney · Professor of Law and Criminal Justice | Northumbria University | 1 |
| Professor Charles Raab · Professorial Fellow, Politics and International R… | The University of Edinburgh | 1 |
| Professor Colin Gavaghan · Director New Zealand Law Foundation Centre for La… | University of Otago | 1 |
| Professor Elizabeth E Joh · Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law | University of California, Davis | 1 |
| Professor Karen Yeung · Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow in Law, Eth… | Birmingham Law School & School of Computer Science | 1 |
| Professor Michael Wooldridge · Head of Department of Computer Science, Professor… | University of Oxford | 1 |
| Professor Paul Taylor · Policing Chief Scientific Officer | National Police Chiefs' Council | 1 |
| Professor Sandra Wachter · Associate Professor | Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford | 1 |
| Professor Sylvie Delacroix · Professor in Law and Ethics | University of Birmingham | 1 |
| Silkie Carlo · Director | Big Brother Watch | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2022 | — | Letter dated 6 July 2022 from Baroness Hamwee, Chair Justice and Home Affairs C… |
| 5 Jul 2022 | — | Letter dated 6 July 2022 from Baroness Hamwee, Chair Justice and Home Affairs C… |
Meetings & visits
| Date | Type | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2021 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Virtual meeting |