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Written question asked by Grant Shapps (Conservative) on Friday, 17 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 November 2006. It was answered by Joan Ryan (Labour) on Friday, 19 January 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

DNA Database

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many profiles held on the DNA database relate to people under the age of 18 who have been (a) arrested but had no further action taken against them, (b) charged but later acquitted, (c) charged, where such charges were subsequently dropped, and (d) given a reprimand or final warning; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Data on the arrest histories of persons with a profile on the National DNA Database (NDNAD) is not held on the NDNAD, but is held on the Police National Computer (PNC). However, the data requested is not currently available routinely from the PNC.The data provided in the reply given by my hon. Friend, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Andy Burnham) on 31 January 2006, Official Report, column 367W, was obtained from data extracted from the PNC for monitoring and research purposes. The PNC data extract was provided to the ACPO DNA and Fingerprint Retention Project Team (funded by the Home Office Forensic Science and Pathology Unit) and the NDNAD Data Quality and Integrity Team in November 2005.The data requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost by cross-searching approximately 3 million records retained for such persons on the PNC.The Home Office, ACPO and PITO are holding discussions on the possibility of being able to provide such information from the NDNAD and PNC.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
102071; 455 c1422W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Databases Genetics Young people
Link
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