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Written question asked by Grant Shapps (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 April 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 April 2008. It was answered by Meg Hillier (Labour) on Monday, 27 October 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Genetics: Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) people and (b) people aged under 18 years were added to the national DNA database in each year since its inception.
Answer

The following table shows the number of subject profiles added to the National DNA Database (NDNAD) for English and Welsh police forces, and the number of these for people under the age of 18 years, in each year since its inception. It is not possible to add these figures to give the current position, as some profiles have been removed. The number of subject profiles held on the NDNAD is not the same as the number of individuals with a profile on the NDNAD. As it is possible for profiles from the same person to be loaded on to the NDNAD on more than one occasion, some profiles held on the NDNAD are replicates. This can occur, for example, if the person provided different names, or different versions of their name, on separate arrests, or because profiles are upgraded. The figures provided are for English and Welsh forces only.

Profile load year Profiles loaded for under-18s Profiles loaded for all ages
1995-96 5,903 32,598
1996-97 12,982 77,981
1997-98 19,266 122,011
1998-99 39,820 225,369
1999-2000 39,924 189,983
2000-01 83,257 371,839
2001-02 105,464 468,453
2002-03 95,542 444,077
2003-04 94,442 431,677
2004-05 113,311 480,225
2005-06 144,975 625,505
2006-07 149,690 667,252
2007-08 121,805 541,333
2008-09 (to date) 40,515 189,475

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
481 c677W; 201817
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Databases Genetics
Link
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