Government proposals permit DNA database to expand with minimal scrutiny
30 November 2009
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The Home Secretary’s statement on DNA retention confidently states “we propose the indefinite retention of DNA profiles of convicted adults”. So far so good as most people, when they think of “convicted adults” think of a burglar, a bank robber or a rapist. However, this is not what the Home Secretary means. He has in mind something far more lowly in the hierarchy of criminal acts to justify indefinite retention of DNA; it includes the actions of people who do
