Opportunity: Ethical use of data and technologies guidance
The College are looking to gather views from techUK members, via a workshop in October, on whether the guidance is clear and easy to use and what the impact might be.
If you are interested in attending the workshop, please email [email protected] by 5pm, 17 September 2024
Read the data ethics APP consultation
Read the data-driven technologies APP consultation
Advances in technology means policing can be more effective, efficient, and deliver a better service to the public. Automatic number plate recognition and live facial recognition are already used to support officers to detect and investigate crime.
Policing want to be able to use the latest technology, like automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to investigate and prevent crime, protect the public and free up officers’ time by cutting administration
If forces are using technology, the public must have trust and confidence that they are doing this for the right reasons. That means using it in a consistent, ethical, and lawful way that supports them to catch criminals and keep people safe. They also need to be transparent about how they are using it.
A Code of Ethics was released in January, which has renewed interest in how data is collected, stored, and used by the police. It follows the new national standards for police information management and the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s science and technology strategy.(opens an external website in the same tab)
The College is building on the work in this area by seeking feedback on two new authorised professional practices (APP) on data ethics and data-driven technologies.
Data ethics
Data ethics helps identify and manage ethical issues or decisions from the beginning of any process that uses data.
The responsible and ethical use of data protects the privacy and wellbeing of individuals and communities. The data ethics APP provides forces with guidance on collecting, storing, sharing and processing data.
Data-driven technologies
Data-driven technologies can support policing to make timely, effective and efficient decisions. This helps to reduce crime and keep people safe.
The data-driven technologies APP ensures consistency when introducing technology that processes data, supporting innovation whilst striking a balance with the needs of operational policing.
Policing can make huge gains in productivity by turning to technology so that they can spot crime trends without officers having to trawl through thousands of pieces of data.
Using data-driven insights and innovation will mean officers can make their organisations more efficient and effective so that more time can be spent on front-line policing to keep the public safe.
The College are looking to gather views from techUK members, via a workshop in October, on whether the guidance is clear and easy to use and what the impact might be.
If you are interested in attending the workshop, please email [email protected] by 5pm, 17 September 2024
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Georgie Morgan
Georgie joined techUK as the Justice and Emergency Services (JES) Programme Manager in March 2020, then becoming Head of Programme in January 2022.
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Cinzia Miatto
Cinzia joined techUK in August 2023 as the Justice and Emergency Services (JES) Programme Manager.
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Ella Gago-Brookes
Ella joined techUK in November 2023 as a Markets Team Assistant, supporting the Justice and Emergency Services, Central Government and Financial Services Programmes.