Tom Whitehead reports: Officers will arrest individuals for “everything” because they then have to power to take DNA samples, even if they wouldn’t have been detained under other circumstances. The Human Genetics Commission (HGC) warned the alarming practice, which was revealed by a retired senior police officer, was creating a “spiral of suspicion” over the…
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UK: DNA of innocent still to be retained for six years
Tom Whitehead reports that the government will announce a revised plan that would still keep innocent people’s DNA on file for six years. … the revised plans mean no change for the majority of adults, even if only arrested for a minor offence, with their profiles still kept for up to six years. But those…