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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 July 2025
Debate
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillContribution
I was pleased to hear what the noble Lord said about biometrics on the previous group of amendments. He specifically said that we have no intention of disapplying any of the protections in the GDPR guidelines of 2021—the ones issued post Brexit. I simply draw the noble Lord’s attention to two things in that regard. The Open Rights Group notes that collecting biometric data from children over 16 without consent could violate child protection standards. It says:
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