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Scottish Biometrics Commissioner praises reduction in children's biometrics details captured by police

Summary by FutureScot
New data which shows a 7.5% reduction in children’s biometrics captured by police has been welcomed by the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. Dr Brian Plastow published a review in 2023 in which he called on Police Scotland to develop a policy for the acquisition of fingerprints, DNA samples, images and other biometric data from anyone under 18 years of age who is arrested. The review recommended that any decision to capture biometric data from c…
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FutureScot broke the news in on Friday, October 24, 2025.
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