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AI in policing: International lessons and domestic solutions A JUSTICE report titled AI in policing: International lessons and domestic solutions

Find out more in our new report on AI in policing: www.justice.org.uk/reports/ai-i... (5/5)

We need a clear legal framework for biometrics, effective oversight, and an independent central body to set standards. Nothing less will protect our rights and ensure responsible AI in policing that the public can trust. (4/5)

The patchwork of existing laws in this area is not fit for purpose and there are no baseline technical standards, leaving 43 different police forces across the country writing their own rules, with minimal public transparency and accountability. (3/5)

Facial recognition is a powerful tool. Used responsibly, it can find missing people and protect victims. Used irresponsibly, it can alienate marginalised communities and build a surveillance state. (2/5)

JUSTICE’s Ellen Lefley talked to @news.sky.com about plans to ramp up police use of AI facial recognition technology, announced today.

AI is already changing policing – we need clear, mandatory standards for its use for facial recognition and more widely. (1/5)

Listen to the entire conversation here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

This stands in contrast with the magistracy and judiciary, which lack the racial, socioeconomic and gender diversity that juries provide. The removal of jury trials weakens a vital democratic safeguard and risks undermining fairness and public confidence in the system. (3)

The diversity of juries is their strength, a key reason they are among the most trusted parts of the justice system. They reflect society better than judges or magistrates and often produce fairer outcomes. For many, this is their only connection to the justice system. (2)

Fiona Rutherford, Chief Executive of JUSTICE, spoke to BBC Woman's Hour this week to explain how the reduction of jury trials reduces the crucial component of diversity within our legal system. (1)

AI in policing: International lessons and domestic solutions A JUSTICE report titled AI in policing: International lessons and domestic solutions

Read the full report, which draws on evidence from countries around the world, here: www.justice.org.uk/reports/ai-i... (5/5)

He said: “This is a pivotal moment for policing… without considered standards, legal clarity, and robust governance, we face fragmented approaches and inconsistent safeguards – all of which will reduce trust... the cost of inaction is too high.” (4/5)

Experts urge the government to create a central body to set national standards for AI & help forces innovate responsibly.

Alex Murray OBE, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) AI lead and National Crime Agency (NCA) Director, is backing the call for a new central body. (3/5)

The deployment of poorly designed AI can embed inaccuracy or discrimination in police investigations – e.g. facial recognition technologies have been found to be less accurate for darker-skinned people & women, risking wrongful arrests. (2/5)

📢New report: Police use of AI could lead to miscarriages of justice & damaged public trust unless government establishes a new body to set national standards.

JUSTICE warns that England & Wales could become AI “wild west” if 43 police forces are left to experiment and write their own rules. (1/5)

Read the full report, which draws on evidence from countries around the world, here: www.justice.org.uk/reports/ai-i... (5/5)

Experts urge the government to create a central body to set national standards for AI & help forces innovate responsibly.

Alex Murray OBE, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) AI lead and National Crime Agency (NCA) Director, is backing the call for a new central body. (3/5)

The deployment of poorly designed AI can embed inaccuracy or discrimination in police investigations – e.g. facial recognition technologies have been found to be less accurate for darker-skinned people & women, risking wrongful arrests. (2/5)

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JUSTICE's Fiona Rutherford tells ITV News that cutting jury trials to fix backlogs is 'like removing a limb to cure a fever.'
Juries are key to public trust & scrapping them won't ease delays.

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Last week, JUSTICE’s Philip Armitage spoke with TalkTV's Petrie Hosken about why the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act are so important to empower ordinary people every day.

Watch the full interview here (from 8 mins in): bit.ly/4isAjoD

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MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog

If today’s proposal to curtail jury trials goes ahead, it should only be as an emergency measure with an end date.

More details on the proposal here: www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... (3/3)

Juries represent the diversity of society and deliver more equal outcomes – for example, as the Deputy Prime Minister found in his Lammy Review, Black and Chinese women are found guilty at much higher rates than white women by magistrates but not by juries (2/3)

As one of the best trusted parts of the criminal justice system, juries are key to safeguarding fairness and public confidence. Reducing jury trials to curb delays is like reducing engine safety checks to get flights off the ground faster. There are fairer, safer options (1/3)

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Reviewing refugee status every 30 months will add avoidable distress & pile pressure on the appeal system. Courts have held fast-track appeals to be systemically unfair before.

These plans risk hindering integration & increasing bureaucracy instead of fixing problems (5/5)

Politicians and the press must also be honest: the ECHR’s impact on immigration is often overstated — more lottery millionaires are created each year than foreign national offenders who win appeals on human-rights grounds alone, for example (4/5)

Any domestic or international reform must be careful not to destabilise the ECHR system of rights. The Government already has legal flexibility to balance Article 8 (family life) with other concerns, including for foreign national offenders (3/5)