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DNA database swabs over 100,000
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Discuss this report in the RINF forums >
All DNA collected is stored permanently on the national database. Det Supt Colin Croucher, of Kent Police, said the swab samples were regularly used in cases of burglary and vehicle crime. “And of course it was very significant in the case of the M25 rapist a few years back,” he added. Mr Croucher said the force was keen to ensure that it had “the best opportunity to be able to use DNA appropriately and to have DNA samples on record. “So where the law’s allowed us to take those samples, we’ve taken them,” he said. DNA collected ranges from people who voluntarily give police a swab in order to eliminate themselves from investigations, to convicted rapists and murderers. Since 2004, the data of everyone arrested for a recordable offence in England and Wales - all but the most minor offences - has remained on the system regardless of their age, the seriousness of their alleged offence, and whether or not they were prosecuted. Opponents are worried about the number of innocent people whose data is still on file even though they have not been charged with a crime Phil Booth, of the NO2ID campaign against identity cards, said: “This policy of putting on DNA samples and DNA profiles that shouldn’t necessarily be there is undermining the matching process itself. “There’s the danger that someone may be fingered incorrectly, and it’s already beginning to happen.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7238582.stm Discuss this report in the RINF forums > Have Your Say: DNA database swabs over 100,000 This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 1:23 pm and is filed under Human Rights, Surveillance, Civil Liberties & Human Rights News . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. |
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More than 100,000 people in Kent have been added to the DNA database in the last five years it has been revealed. According to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act, 103,830 samples were taken and more than a quarter were from people under 18.
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