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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 February 2025
Debate
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillContribution
I suppose that would enable CCTV monitoring in areas adjacent to the premises, for which there is no obvious legal justification. Of course, in discussions with such people as the facial recognition commissioner and the Data Protection Commissioner, the people who occupy these premises need some legal basis on which to have that discussion. I took it that this enables them to have that discussion, because the law has given them a duty. At the moment, it could be argued that they have no duty. So, I take both things to be facilitating things and not intrusive things. Yes, there might be a limit to how far that immediate vicinity is, but a bomb can damage things for an awful long way. It is a very serious matter, and I think that to define it by metres would probably be unwise.
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