Archive for January 2nd, 2010

The chances of an innocent person getting their DNA removed from the DNA database depend entirely on where they live. South Yorkshire Police removes the DNA …

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North Wales Police has been criticised by the the Tory Shadow Immigration Minister Damien Green for hoarding DNA profiles of innocent people. Green says that North Wales have received 12 requests for removal of DNA from the database and …

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“We agree with the DNA database as a vital crime fighting tool, but don’t agree innocent people should have their details stored if they haven’t been convicted of a crime. “More than a million people had their details added last year, …

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There is a postcode lottery relating to the removal of the records of innocent people from the DNA database. South Yorkshire Police force does best, deleting 83% of requests for deletion, see here. Cumbria deletes 78% and Cleveland 70%. …

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