Comment by William Webster

UK academic and Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.
The new legal framework must include a meaningful regulatory regime which operationalises principles such as necessity, responsibility, proportionality, transparency, accountability and lawfulness. These principles should then structure and constrain law enforcement powers, enabling law enforcement to discharge their duty to protect the public while upholding and safeguarding fundamental human rights.
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AI Verified The consultation response concerns law-enforcement facial-recognition surveillance and supports restricted lawful use rather than a total ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer against matches the source’s advocacy for tightly regulated, lawful use rather than a total ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Exact wording appears in Prof. William Webster’s GOV.UK consultation response. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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