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2023/24 Annual Report of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner

Written ministerial statementMade by Dame Diana JohnsonThe Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime PreventionHome OfficeHCWS276

I am pleased to announce that my rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today publishing the Annual Report of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.

The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner covers independent statutory roles, who is appointed by the Home Secretary under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

The Report covers the exercise of the statutory functions over the reporting year from April 2023 – March 2024.

This was the first and final report by Tony Eastaugh before leaving his post on 18 August 2024. I am grateful for his contribution to this important area of work and will be seeking to appoint a new Commissioner to fill this position as soon as possible.

The report has been laid before the House and will be available from the Vote Office and on GOV.UK.

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