ANALYSIS: Trial deployments of facial recognition technology by South Wales Police have been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal. The Consultation Institute Associate, Anna Collins, explores the role that public opinion could play in smoothing the way for future use of the technology.

OPINION: PCCs (and PFCCs) have a statutory duty to consult the public before drawing up plans and setting out priorities. But in an era of social distancing, greater public scrutiny and an increasing appetite for legal challenge, successfully fulfilling that statutory public consultation duty is more complex than ever, as Anna Collins of the Consultation Institute explains.