The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland hosted a virtual roundtable event on Thursday 10 February 2022. The theme was: ‘New and Emerging Technologies in Policing’. You can watch the event on this page.
Many considerations will inform the adoption of new and emerging technologies across policing in Scotland in the years to come; this roundtable event explored some. It drew on past experiences and lessons learned.
The roundtable sought to understand experiences from outside of Scotland and from other sectors. It also considered key public interest areas, and recent public opinion data at the Scotland-wide level.
More information is available in 'Related Content' below.
Meeting Live Stream
Live stream viewable here once meeting started
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Welcome
Andrew Hendry, Chief Digital Information Officer, Police Scotland
Introductory Remarks
Mr Martyn Evans, SPA Chair
Session 1 - Setting the Scene
Past and Present Technologies in Policing – The Journey So Far
DCC Malcolm Graham, Police Scotland
Session 2 - innovation in Practice
Operational Policing Case Study 1 – Thames Valley Violence Reduction Unit
Superintendent Stan Gilmour, Thames Valley Police
Operational Policing Case Study 2 - NDAS
Superintendent Matthew Tite, West Midlands Police
Panel Session 1—Led by Host, Andrew Hendry
Reflective Learning on Innovation in Practice
Panellists to include:
Sup’t Stan Gilmour, Thames Valley Police
Superintendent Matthew Tite, West Midlands Police
DCC Malcolm Graham Police Scotland
Nerys Thomas, College of Policing
Professor Carole McCartney, Northumbria University
Russ Hinton, Data Ethics (NPCC)
Session 3 - AI, Machine Learning and the Public Good
Urban Policing Apps: opportunities and risks to police-community relations
Dr Lior Volinz, Brussels Centre for Urban Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussels
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – AI and Machine Learning
Gregor Welsh, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Panel Session 2—Led by Host, Andrew Hendry
AI, Machine Learning and the Public Good
Panellists to include:
Gregor Welsh, SFRS
Dr Lior Volinz, Vrije Universiteit Brussels
Albert King, Scottish Government
Professor Michael Wooldridge, University of Oxford
Giles Herdale, Consultant and Steering Committee Member of Validate AI CIC
Session 4 - Building Public Confidence and Trust
Independent Advisory Group
Dr Liz Aston, Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research
Policing in the Public Interest – Public Views
Amanda Coulthard, SPA, and Mark Diffley, Diffley Partnership
Engagement and Insights from the Public, including Body Worn Video
Chief Superintendent Matt Richards and Superintendent Iain MacLelland, Police Scotland, Kirsty-Louise Campbell, Police Scotland, and Davina Fereday, Police Scotland
Panel Session 3—Led by Host, Andrew Hendry
Building Public Confidence and Trust
Panellists to include:
Dr Liz Aston, SIPR / IAG
Amanda Coulthard, SPA
Ch. Sup’t Matt Richards, Police Scotland
Kirsty-Louise Campbell, Police Scotland
Denis Hamill, Police Scotland
Lara McDonald, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
ACC Alan Speirs, Police Scotland
Graham Thomson, Scottish Government
Barry Sillers, SPA
Closing Remarks
DCC Fiona Taylor, Police Scotland
