United Kingdom: ICO investigation into Serco Leisure and 7 associated community leisure trusts over their use of facial recognition technology for worker monitoring

Progress

Current status
in force
23 Feb 2024 in force

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Labour law
Policy Instrument
Worker monitoring regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

23 Feb 2024
in force

Issued ICO order requiring Serco Leisure and 7 associated community leisure trusts to stop the use of facial recognition technology for worker monitoring purposes

On 23 February 2024, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued enforcement notices to public service provider Serco Leisure, Serco Jersey, and seven associated community leisure trusts, ordering them to stop using facial recognition technol…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority