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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 22 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

This amendment ensures that when the police use powerful new tech, they are honest about it. This is a modest but essential first step towards the kind of clear statutory framework for public sector algorithmic decision-making that many of us have long argued for. Experience with tools such as postcode-based risk-scoring and gangs databases shows that when algorithmic systems are hidden from view, they can entrench discrimination and erode trust.

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