UK National DNA Database.
Posted by: Lee Brindley on 19 January 2009
Hey - a question!
Am sure you all know about this database, if you are ever arrested your DNA is taken and you join this not very exclusive 'club'.
You may not know that you stay on it - whether or not you are convicted of any offence, or even charged in the first place - OR even if you are not cautioned.
In short if you are freed with no further action (NFA) being taken by the Police, i.e. becuase there was no evidence or, dare i say, that you didn't commit the alleged crime they nicked you for........... you still remain on the database.
I (and many others) consider this to be breaching my civil rights. UK plc thinks otherwise and 'big brother' wanted it to remain that even if you were wrongly arrested and had never commited any crime at all - you should still remain on the database.
Last December there was a court case: -
(Lifted form the press)
Retaining DNA samples of innocents breaches human rights
04 Dec 2008
The DNA profiles of roughly 850,000 innocent people should be taken off the National DNA Database (NDNAD) following a European Court of Human Rights judgment today said Liberty. Two Britons whose DNA was retained by police brought the legal challenge, claiming that their inclusion on the NDNAD continued to cast suspicion on them after they had been cleared of any wrong-doing.
Liberty welcomed the decision, which will require the UK Government to reconsider its policies under which the DNA of innocent individuals (those who have not been charged or cautioned) is permanently retained by police.
So.........
What is "re-consider" when all the broadsheets say that all such people should now be removed fomr the database?
Anyone on it and tried to be removed?
What is the procedure?
Regards
Lee
Am sure you all know about this database, if you are ever arrested your DNA is taken and you join this not very exclusive 'club'.
You may not know that you stay on it - whether or not you are convicted of any offence, or even charged in the first place - OR even if you are not cautioned.
In short if you are freed with no further action (NFA) being taken by the Police, i.e. becuase there was no evidence or, dare i say, that you didn't commit the alleged crime they nicked you for........... you still remain on the database.
I (and many others) consider this to be breaching my civil rights. UK plc thinks otherwise and 'big brother' wanted it to remain that even if you were wrongly arrested and had never commited any crime at all - you should still remain on the database.
Last December there was a court case: -
(Lifted form the press)
Retaining DNA samples of innocents breaches human rights
04 Dec 2008
The DNA profiles of roughly 850,000 innocent people should be taken off the National DNA Database (NDNAD) following a European Court of Human Rights judgment today said Liberty. Two Britons whose DNA was retained by police brought the legal challenge, claiming that their inclusion on the NDNAD continued to cast suspicion on them after they had been cleared of any wrong-doing.
Liberty welcomed the decision, which will require the UK Government to reconsider its policies under which the DNA of innocent individuals (those who have not been charged or cautioned) is permanently retained by police.
So.........
What is "re-consider" when all the broadsheets say that all such people should now be removed fomr the database?
Anyone on it and tried to be removed?
What is the procedure?
Regards
Lee
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