Dear Canon Slade CofE School, Bolton,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please provide data for the following:

1) Please advise, as per this https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/195..., the date when Canon Slade implemented facial recognition technology or dates when the facial recognition technology was trialled and possible future implementation date.

2) Please advise where the students, photographic/biometric, facial data source is that works with the facial recognition system. I.e. the Schools Information Management System (SIMS) or a separate data base or other. Do students have a separate photograph taken for SIMS and a separate photograph for the facial recognition system?

3) Please provide a copy of the biometric consent form sent to parents and students for their consent to have their data processed by the facial recognition system.

4) Are the facial scanners interactive, i.e. the student has to present their face to a scanner, or do the scanners require no specific interaction, i.e. the student does not have to consciously present their face to a scanner.

5) Please advise what alternative to the facial recognition system is offered as an alternative to students that do not wish to use the biometric facial recognition system.

6) Please advise the amount of students on the school roll and how many are enrolled in the facial recognition system.

7) Please provide any Privacy Impact Assessment you have done for the facial recognition system.

8) Please advise how much the system cost or whether funds were provided from another financial source other than the school.

Some parts of this request may be easier to answer than others and in such case please could you release available data as soon as possible rather than delay the entire request. If you are not fully certain of what it is I am asking then I look forward to contact from you as soon as possible to clarify what it is I am requesting in order to meet your obligations under the law. If the costs of processing this request exceed the limit in the Act, please advise on what information you are able to supply within the cost limit.

I appreciate schools are busy and I am grateful for your time on this request.

Yours faithfully,

Pippa King

Dear Canon Slade CofE School, Bolton,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Canon Slade CofE School, Bolton's handling of my FOI request 'Facial recognition use'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...

Yours faithfully,

Pippa King

Dear Andrea Bailey,

Thank you for your response to my Freedom of Information request, please could I just clarify a two points?

1) On page 2 of the DPIA it states, "As an add-on to this project, the same data will also be used to facilitate easier use of photocopiers and registration (for sixth form pupils)." Is that facial recognition used for photocopy and registration or fingerprints or other?

2) On page 3 of the DPIA it states, "The children in school years 7 to 11 are required to have the consent of a parent or carer before providing biometric data." In the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, Chapter 2 section 28 details that a "“child” means a person under the age of 18," yet the DPIA seems to omit that consent should be sought from the parents of the 6th Form years 12 and 13. Will the DPIA be changed to reflect the obligation the school has under the Protection of Freedoms Act Legislation?
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/201...

(In fact in the other document you sent, Data Security in ID Store it does state, "There is a very strict permissions system within iDStore allowing the parents of pupils under 18 to stop a biometric scan of their child taking place.")

Many thanks, I am grateful for your time on this as I appreciate schools are busy.

Yours sincerely,

Pippa King