UK Appoints Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
William Webster was named Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner for a two-year term, the UK government announced Monday. Webster assumed the position -- which has been vacant since August 2024 -- after an open competition for the role, in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, the announcement said.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Privacy Daily provides accurate coverage of newsworthy developments in data protection legislation, regulation, litigation, and enforcement for privacy professionals responsible for ensuring effective organizational data privacy compliance.
The post has been vacant since August 2024, with Francesca Whitelaw serving as Interim Biometrics Commissioner since July 2025.
Webster is a professor of public policy and management at the University of Stirling, as well as the director of the Centre for Research into Information Surveillance and Privacy.