Archive for December, 2009

Damian Green, who you voted your Opposition Frontbencher of the Year, has launched a new campaign today, RETURN MY DNA - with the aim of persuading the Government to release innocent people’s DNA from the DNA database. …

Iain Dale’s Diary -… »

One million INNOCENT people have their DNA held on the Government’s national DNA Database. Depending on where you live, your DNA may be held indefinitely. Now, I believe if you have a criminal record then, of course, your DNA should be …

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As reported by the BBC and Times this morning, the Conservatives have revealed the full extent of the “shambles” that is the police approach to removing innocent people from the the DNA database. According to the reports: Some police …

Big Brother Watch -… »

Innocent face postcode lottery over removal of records from DNA database (Times Online). Posted in DNA. December 31st, 2009 by admin. Innocent people face a postcode lottery in the way police treat requests to remove their records from …

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But the Conservatives say none of the recommendations are yet law and in the meantime leaving so many innocent people on the DNA database is undermining public confidence in the police. “We need a new policy which is clear and fair,” …

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This aims to raise awareness of the over one million innocent people whose DNA is currently held on this Government database. Announcing the new campaign, Green said that the Metropolitan Police wrongly declared him an “exceptional …

Webcameron: David’s Diary -… »

Alan Campbell, the Home Office minister, said: “Our proposals for DNA retention would require the police to remove profiles from the database after six years if the person was not subsequently convicted. …

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Innocent people face a postcode lottery in the way police treat requests to remove their records from the national DNA database, according to figures … See all stories on this topic. Visit link: Innocent face postcode lottery over …

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Innocent people face a postcode lottery in the way police treat requests to remove their records from the national DNA database, according to figures published today. The huge difference in the way police forces across England and Wales …

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Green, who reclaimed his own DNA from the Metropolitan police after his arrest last year, backed the launch of a Tory online petition, Return My DNA, to encourage the 1 million innocent people on the database to have their profiles …

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