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The new panel has been put in place after criticism over police use of facial recognition software. (File photo) Payments to all members would likely cost $25,000 to $30,000 a year. “We will be following the Cabinet Office guidelines which apply to these sorts of advisory bodies, which means that payment of panel members fall within the Cabinet Fees Framework rules,” Evans said. It is likely to meet about four times a year. “Police officials will not be sitting in on any of the panel meetings, nor will they be involved in the write-up of the panel’s advice. All the panel’s deliberations and preparation of advice back to Police will be done at arms-length, so as to expressly preserve the panel’s independence.”
An independent panel has been established to advise the police on how to appropriately use significant technology.
There are growing suspicions facial recognition technology is being used on police photographs of innocent young people (file image).
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Police say emerging technologies are an important part of modern policing but must be well considered first.
The expert panel is the next step in the police development of a policy on the use of emerging technologies.
The six-member panel will be chaired by professor Colin Gavaghan - the director of the Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies at the University of Otago .
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Next steps in Police’s commitment to safe and responsible use of emergent technologies
Technology is rapidly evolving and emergent technologies have an increasingly important part to play in modern policing.
Today, Police announces its next step in ensuring that any potential significant new technology is well considered first – through a new, independent, expert panel.
“In September 2020, we announced the development of a Police policy to ensure appropriate consideration ahead of the trial or use of new technology capabilities. We also committed to establishing an independent expert panel to advise on technology matters. A six-member panel has now been established,” says Mark Evans, Deputy Chief Executive Insights and Deployment.