The Home Office’s consultation on biometric reform proposes focusing solely on law enforcement, leaving private-sector facial recognition to continue under a separate legal framework. In this blog, William Page summarises his response to the consultation, which proposed a unified approach to live facial recognition in public spaces, ensuring both law enforcement and private actors operate under consistent standards.
Month: February 2026
Recognition of Somaliland: legality and consequences
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the recognition of Somaliland as an independent State.
Does IHL apply to the US invasion of Venezuela?
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili critiques the projection of the relevance of international humanitarian law in situations where it does not belong.
The Role of Diversity in Reforming England and Wales Policing
In this post, Tara Lai Quinlan examines the relevance of diversity in police reforms in England and Wales, as also focused upon in her latest monograph on this subject.