The Metropolitan Police Authority Civil Liberties Panel held an open meeting at City Hall on Thursday 1 July to hear what individuals and campaigning organisations think about DNA in policing and the use of National DNA Database (NDNAD).
The meeting enabled participants, as well as those who could not attend but submitted written evidence, to voice their concerns about the current and future use of DNA.
Major themes which emerged during the meeting included:
Liberal Democrat Assembly Member Dee Doocey, who sits on the panel, said afterwards:
We all know that the use of DNA can be invaluable in policing, but there are some serious questions that need to be asked about when and how this data is retained. Today we heard from a large number of people who feel very strongly about this issue, including innocent people whose DNA has been kept on file. It seems that one of the major problems is the length of time it takes to get your DNA removed from the database, even if you are innocent and the police agree the profile doesn’t need to be kept.
The Civil Liberties Panel is keen to hear from as many people as possible and comments can be sent to [email protected]
or write to:
Civil Liberties Panel, MPA, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0NY
Please send your comments by 31st August 2010.
The Civil Liberties Panel plans to publish their findings later this year.
One Comment
people arested and recived caution at police station then relese from police station without court appearance ,that relesed person is innocent because court has to decide innocent or guilty.So these catagories peopes dna should be remove from police computer or police database, while police write on the caution paper that,the cation is not a criminal conviction then why the cation will be in police database with criminal .