This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of:
two joint assurance reviews laid in Parliament in February and March 2025 in relation to DNA and Retrospective Facial Search;
the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25 laid before Parliament on 22 October 2025;
the first (3 year) statutory review of the Commissioner’s Code of Practice and the report laid in Parliament on 22 October 2024;
the Commissioner’s next 4-year Strategic Plan laid before the Scottish Parliament on 12 November 2025 and covering the period 01 December 2025 to 30 November 2029; and the Commissioner’s work programme over the winter of 2025/26.

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