Damian Green wins fight to destroy personal data held by Met police – The Guardian
“Fingerprints, DNA and records of Tory MP arrested over Home Office leaks deleted as ‘exceptional case’.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: DNA
More than 300 children a day added to DNA database – Daily Telegraph
“More than 300 children a day are being put on to the DNA database, fuelling fresh fears over the growth of the ‘Big Brother’ state.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police to ignore European Court of Human Rights ruling on stored DNA – The Times
“Chief constables have been told to ignore a landmark European Court ruling and continue storing the DNA samples of innocent people.”
The Times, 8th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Racist bias’ blamed for disparity in police DNA database – The Guardian
“Almost one in four black children over 10 have had their profiles placed on the police DNA database. The disclosure has sparked claims from the chair of an influential parliamentary committee that the disparity with white children is undermining social integration.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
File loss blunder in rape case – BBC News
“A man suspected of raping a woman 12 years ago cannot face prosecution, as the police have lost the case file.”
BBC News, 28th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
* News * Politics * DNA database DNA database plans based on ‘flawed science’, warn experts – The Guardian
“‘Flawed scientific thinking’ in the government’s proposed changes to the DNA database will leave it open to further challenges by the courts, experts have said, in a stark attack on Home Office plans to overhaul the current system.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Amending the law on the DNA database needs proper scrutiny – The Times
“Last December the European Court of Human Rights decided in S and Marper v The United Kingdom that the retention by the State of DNA profiles is a breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. That is because information about people arrested for, or charged with, an offence but not subsequently convicted, is kept on the national DNA database for an unlimited period of time. The Government has accepted the judgment of the European court and announced that it will change the law to ensure compliance. But its proposed method of doing so is unsatisfactory and needs reconsideration.”
The Times, 2nd July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
DNA policy ‘stigmatises children’ – BBC News
“DNA samples are being taken from children in a London borough at the rate of nearly one a day, figures show.”
BBC News, 8th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal judges asked to clear notorious murderer Dr Crippen – The Observer
“The case of one of the most notorious murderers in British history, Hawley Crippen, is to be referred to the Court of Appeal, where the infamous doctor may secure a posthumous pardon 99 years after he was hanged.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Fury as Commons denied DNA vote – The Guardian
“Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, has been warned that the government risks further damaging the public’s faith in politics after it emerged that plans for the police to keep innocent people’s DNA profiles for up to 12 years will become law without a Commons vote.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail term cut for girls’ killer – BBC News
“The first man jailed using DNA evidence has won an appeal against his 30-year minimum sentence for murdering two Leicestershire schoolgirls.”
BBC News, 14th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DNA pioneer condemns plan to keep details on database for 12 years – The Guardian
“The government’s plans to reform the national DNA database were condemned yesterday by lawyers for the two innocent men whose European court victory forced ministers to change the rules.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher Matthew Wren wins battle to have DNA records deleted – The Times
“A teacher has won a High Court battle to have his DNA destroyed after he was unlawfully arrested by police when accused of assault by a pupil.”
The Times, 7th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Wrongly accused people could have DNA on database for 12 years – The Times
“The DNA profiles of people released without charge or found not guilty by a court could be stored for up to 12 years on a national police database.”
The Times, 7th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jacqui Smith says DNA database profiles of 800,000 innocent people will be axed – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, will publish plans this week for the destruction of the DNA profiles of nearly a million innocent people from the police national database. The government’s response follows a ruling by the European court of human rights last year that the practice of retaining the DNA profiles was illegal.”
The Guardian, 3rd May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DNA search for miscarriages of justice – The Guardian
“The head of the organisation that investigates alleged miscarriages of justice has ordered an urgent review of cases where DNA evidence is involved to find whether there are long-term prisoners whose innocence could now be scientifically proved.”
The Guardian, 5th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
DNA founder criticises database – BBC News
“The inventor of the genetic technology behind the national DNA database says it risks losing support because it holds the records of innocent people.”
BBC News, 15th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DNA pioneer Alec Jeffreys: drop innocent from database – The Guardian
“The inventor of genetic fingerprinting, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, today warns that the government is putting at risk public support for the DNA national database by holding the genetic details of hundreds of thousands of innocent people.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tories plan change to law on DNA – The Independent
“The DNA records of innocent people should be deleted from the national database, the Conservatives have said.”
The Independent, 6th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prisoner has murder conviction quashed after 27 years – The Guardian
“A man who spent almost three decades behind bars had his conviction for rape and murder quashed by the court of appeal today.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
