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David Pannick, Baron Pannick KC; crossbench life peer and barrister in the UK House of Lords.
I am very concerned that having police authorities and police officers exercising a pure discretion, without any statutory guidance or code of practice, may well fail that legal test of prescribed by law, because of the uncertainty and the excess of discretion.
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Lord Pannick, UK House of Lords debate on the Crime and Policing Bill, March 9, 2026.
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Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens
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