The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is consulting on abolishing the separate office of Biometrics Commissioner. The quasi-judicial function of the Biometrics Commissioner is one of the safeguards applying to examinations at ports and the Northern Ireland border under Schedule 7 Terrorism Act 2000.

Biometrics Consultation Response

This Note contains my analysis of the proposal in the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill to lower the standard of proof for TPIMs.

 

IRTL TPIM 1 Note