Written question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 February 2008.

Police: Databases

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:How many individuals' data are stored on the National DNA Database; and, of those, how many (a) are convicted criminals; (b) are currently serving a sentence; (c) have not been convicted of a crime; and (d) have never been charged with a recordable offence.

Answer: On 31 December 2007, there were 4,264,451 individuals with a DNA profile retained on the National DNA Database (NDNAD). Of these, an estimated 4,011,954 were sampled by police forces in England and Wales. The most recent figures available on the number of convictions of those on the NDNAD were published in an Answer given in another place, (Official Report, 13 December 2007, col. 761W). It is not possible to provide details of people who are currently serving sentences except at disproportionate cost. It is not possible to provide details of those who have never been charged with a recordable offence.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 1307; 698 c173WA
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Genetics: Databases
Thursday, 13 December 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Databases Convictions Genetics Personal records Prisoners
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk