The Information Law & Policy Centre is delighted to announce that this year’s Annual Lecture 2025 will be delivered by Dr Brian Plastow, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, entitled:
‘Biometrics and policing: The benefits and risks of AI for law enforcement and criminal justice’.
Dr Brian Plastow, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, was appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on 12 April 2021 on the nomination of the Scottish Parliament. He is a former police Chief Superintendent, and Lead Inspector, with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland. Brian has over four decades of policing experience in Scotland and has significant knowledge of, and practical experience in, the use of biometric data and technologies for criminal justice and policing purposes. He has also conducted independent research into policing, equalities, and human rights, and holds an MSc with Distinction in Community Safety, and a PhD in Criminology from the University of Leicester.
The Annual Lecture will launch the proceedings of the ILPC Annual Conference: Regulating AI in a Changing World taking place on 20-21 November 2025.
Attendance (in person and online) will be free thanks to the support of our sponsors, although registration is required as places are limited.
For further details and to register for the ILPC Annual Lecture and Conference 2025, click here.
We hope you can join us.