Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group appoints three new members

The Biometrics and Forensics Ethics group are pleased to announce the recruitment of three new members. The new members come from diverse backgrounds, with expertise across policing, digital forensics, and ethics.

Mark Watson-Gandy, Chair of the BFEG, said:

I am delighted to welcome two new members to the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group, who will strengthen our expertise in Policing and Digital Forensics matters. I am also so pleased to be able to welcome back Professor Nina Hallowell, a former BFEG member, who made such excellent contributions to the BFEG during her previous terms.

The three new members are:

• David Lewis – retired Deputy Chief Constable of Dorset and Devon & Cornwall Police. Mr Lewis was also the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Ethics and national lead for Forensics Performance and Standards.
• Dr Sarah Morris – Senior Lecturer and Head of the Digital Investigation Unit Centre for Electronic Warfare Information and Cyber (EWIC) at Cranfield University.
• Professor Nina Hallowell, Professor of Social and Ethical Aspects of Genomics, at University of Oxford. Nina was formerly a BFEG member between 2011 and July 2020.

The new members joined the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group at the group’s plenary meeting on 20 October 2021.