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NDM8131 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Biometric data in schools
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Meeting: 08/03/2023 - Plenary (Item 5)
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Biometric data in schools
NDM8131 Sarah Murphy (Bridgend)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes that the prevalent collection
and use of biometric data within schools across Wales is putting
children’s personal data and privacy at risk.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to
introduce legislation that would:
a) ensure that Article 16 of the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child's right to privacy, is
upheld within Wales;
b) ensure that schools and childcare
settings are using non-biometric technologies for services, rather than using
biometric systems that may compromise the security of children's biometric
data;
c) ensure appropriate risk assessments and
procurement processes of technology companies within educational settings are
put in place;
d) acknowledge the potential harms from the
unregulated use of biometric data;
e) acknowledge the lack of consent by young
people and children within current usages of biometric data within
schools.
Co-submitters
Jane
Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
Supporters
Minutes:
The
item started at 15.17
Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM8131 Sarah Murphy
(Bridgend)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes that the prevalent collection and use of biometric data within
schools across Wales is putting children’s personal data and privacy at risk.
2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce legislation that would:
a) ensure
that Article 16 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a
child's right to privacy, is upheld within Wales;
b)
ensure that schools and childcare settings are using non-biometric technologies
for services, rather than using biometric systems that may compromise the
security of children's biometric data;
c)
ensure appropriate risk assessments and procurement processes of technology
companies within educational settings are put in place;
d)
acknowledge the potential harms from the unregulated use of biometric
data;
e)
acknowledge the lack of consent by young people and children within current
usages of biometric data within schools.
Co-submitters
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
Supporters
Jack Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside)
The
result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
38 |
14 |
1 |
53 |
The motion was agreed.