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Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 June 2009. It was answered by Alan Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.


DNA: Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who have not been convicted of a crime have their fingerprint records retained on the National Fingerprint Database.
Answer

The National Fingerprint Database does not hold criminal conviction data; it stores biometric data and basic identity details which can be used to align identity with records on the Police National Computer (PNC). The PNC is an operational tool and not designed to produce the information requested. To obtain the information would incur disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
494 c1049W; 279618
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Databases Fingerprints Genetics
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk