name: Office of the Biometrics Commissioner
notes: Office of the Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material.
  
  The commissioner provides independent oversight of the regime established by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 to govern the retention and use by the police in England and Wales of DNA samples, DNA profiles and fingerprints
  
  This body is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act, we list it here because we think it should be.  Signpost
  This body is no longer active, as it was replaced by the combined Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner in February 2022 [1]
  You can find the BSCC's page on WhatDoTheyKnow by clicking here.