Scotland Session S5 Status: Introduced

SP Bill 48 — Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Scottish Parliament
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

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In plain language

The bill establishes a Scottish Biometrics Commissioner to oversee the use of biometric data.

This bill creates a role for a Commissioner in Scotland tasked with regulating the collection and use of biometric data by public authorities. It aims to ensure that biometric data is handled responsibly and ethically.

What this means for you
  • Workers: Workers in the public sector handling biometric data will need to follow new guidelines and practices.
  • Families: Families can expect stricter oversight regarding how biometric information is collected and used by authorities.
  • Consumers: This means that your biometric data will be regulated to help protect your privacy.

Bill Text

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill — S5M-21174

Passed 110 Yea · 0 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1100019
Total 1100019
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Yea
Adamson, Clare — Yea
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Yea
Arthur, Tom — Yea
Baillie, Jackie — Not Voting
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Yea
Ballantyne, Michelle — Yea
Beamish, Claudia — Yea
Beattie, Colin — Yea
Bibby, Neil — Yea
Bowman, Bill — Yea
Boyack, Sarah — Yea
Briggs, Miles — Yea
Brown, Keith — Yea
Burnett, Alexander — Yea
Cameron, Donald — Yea
Campbell, Aileen — Yea
Carlaw, Jackson — Yea
Carson, Finlay — Yea
Chapman, Peter — Yea
Coffey, Willie — Yea
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Yea
Constance, Angela — Yea
Corry, Maurice — Yea
Crawford, Bruce — Yea
Cunningham, Roseanna — Yea
Davidson, Ruth — Yea
Dey, Graeme — Yea
Doris, Bob — Yea
Dornan, James — Not Voting
Ewing, Annabelle — Yea
Ewing, Fergus — Yea
Fabiani, Linda — Yea
Fee, Mary — Yea
Findlay, Neil — Yea
Finnie, John — Yea
FitzPatrick, Joe — Yea
Forbes, Kate — Not Voting
Fraser, Murdo — Yea
Freeman, Jeane — Not Voting
Gibson, Kenneth — Not Voting
Gilruth, Jenny — Not Voting
Golden, Maurice — Yea
Gougeon, Mairi — Yea
Grahame, Christine — Yea
Grant, Rhoda — Not Voting
Gray, Iain — Yea
Greene, Jamie — Yea
Greer, Ross — Yea
Griffin, Mark — Not Voting
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Yea
Hamilton, Rachael — Yea
Harper, Emma — Yea
Harris, Alison — Yea
Harvie, Patrick — Yea
Haughey, Clare — Yea
Hepburn, Jamie — Yea
Hyslop, Fiona — Yea
Johnson, Daniel — Yea
Johnstone, Alison — Yea
Kelly, James — Yea
Kerr, Liam — Yea
Kidd, Bill — Yea
Lamont, Johann — Yea
Lennon, Monica — Yea
Leonard, Richard — Not Voting
Lindhurst, Gordon — Yea
Lochhead, Richard — Yea
Lockhart, Dean — Yea
Lyle, Richard — Yea
MacDonald, Angus — Yea
MacDonald, Gordon — Yea
MacGregor, Fulton — Yea
Macdonald, Lewis — Yea
Macintosh, Ken — Not Voting
Mackay, Derek — Not Voting
Mackay, Rona — Yea
Macpherson, Ben — Yea
Maguire, Ruth — Yea
Marra, Jenny — Not Voting
Martin, Gillian — Yea
Mason, John — Yea
Mason, Tom — Yea
Matheson, Michael — Yea
McAlpine, Joan — Yea
McArthur, Liam — Yea
McDonald, Mark — Not Voting
McKee, Ivan — Yea
McKelvie, Christina — Yea
McMillan, Stuart — Yea
McNeill, Pauline — Yea
Mitchell, Margaret — Yea
Mountain, Edward — Yea
Mundell, Oliver — Yea
Neil, Alex — Yea
Paterson, Gil — Yea
Regan, Ash — Yea
Rennie, Willie — Yea
Robison, Shona — Yea
Ross, Gail — Yea
Rowley, Alex — Not Voting
Rumbles, Mike — Yea
Ruskell, Mark — Yea
Russell, Michael — Not Voting
Sarwar, Anas — Yea
Scott, John — Not Voting
Simpson, Graham — Yea
Smith, Elaine — Yea
Smith, Liz — Yea
Smyth, Colin — Yea
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Not Voting
Stevenson, Stewart — Yea
Stewart, Alexander — Yea
Stewart, David — Yea
Stewart, Kevin — Yea
Sturgeon, Nicola — Not Voting
Swinney, John — Yea
Todd, Maree — Yea
Tomkins, Adam — Yea
Torrance, David — Yea
Watt, Maureen — Yea
Wells, Annie — Yea
Wheelhouse, Paul — Yea
White, Sandra — Yea
Whittle, Brian — Yea
Wightman, Andy — Not Voting
Wishart, Beatrice — Yea
Yousaf, Humza — Yea

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