Mark Field remembers the many Kurdish people in Iraq killed during Saddam Hussein’s Anfal campaign.
Link: Press release: Foreign Office statement on Anfal Memorial Day
Source: Gov Press Releases
Blog: Children’s privacy – new standards for online services will help protect children
Link: Blog: Children’s privacy – new standards for online services will help protect children
Source: ICO .org.uk
ICO launches consultation on Code of Practice to help protect children online
Today the Information Commissioner’s Office opens consultation on 16 standards that online services must meet to protect children’s privacy.
Age appropriate design: a code of practice for online services sets out the standards expected of those responsible for designing, developing or providing…
Link: ICO launches consultation on Code of Practice to help protect children online
Source: ICO .org.uk
Press release: Homes England appoints Service Design & Transformation Director
Homes England continues to strengthen its senior leadership team with the appointment of Lou Downe as Director of Service Design and Transformation.
Link: Press release: Homes England appoints Service Design & Transformation Director
Source: Gov Press Releases
Press release: Export Bar placed on Renaissance casket in a bid to keep it in UK
Arts Minister Michael Ellis announces temporary export bar so that a buyer can be found for 16th century casket worth £750,000.
Link: Press release: Export Bar placed on Renaissance casket in a bid to keep it in UK
Source: Gov Press Releases
Automated Decision Making: the role of meaningful human reviews (hosted on Blogger)
In the first detailed element of our AI framework blog series, Reuben Binns, our Research Fellow in AI, and Valeria Gallo, Technology Policy Adviser, explore how organisations can ensure ‘meaningful’ human involvement to make sure AI decisions are not classified as solely automated by mistake.
Link: Automated Decision Making: the role of meaningful human reviews (hosted on Blogger)
Source: ICO .org.uk
Accuracy of AI system outputs and performance measures
Continuing our AI auditing framework blog series , Reuben Binns, our Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Valeria Gallo, Technology Policy Adviser, explore how the data protection principle of accuracy applies to AI systems, and propose some steps organisations should take to ensure compliance.
Link: Accuracy of AI system outputs and performance measures
Source: ICO .org.uk
Royal Assent: Finn's Law
Bill to protect service animals gets Royal Assent
Link: Royal Assent: Finn's Law
Source: Parliamentary News
News story: River Thames Scheme: Archaeological Surveys 2018
As part of the River Thames Scheme work to manage environmental impact, further archaeological surveys are being carried out this year.
Link: News story: River Thames Scheme: Archaeological Surveys 2018
Source: Environment Agency
This week in the Commons: 12 April 2019
A round up of this week’s business in the Chamber and Westminster Hall
Link: This week in the Commons: 12 April 2019
Source: Parliamentary News