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Written question asked by Baroness Laing of Elderslie (Conservative) on Monday, 29 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 July 2009. It was answered by Alan Campbell (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.


DNA: Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how long records relating to those (a) convicted of an offence and (b) released without charge are kept on the National Fingerprint database.
Answer

Fingerprints records are currently retained indefinitely on IDENT1 (the national fingerprint database) for persons arrested for a recordable offence, whether or not subject to a conviction or acquittal or no further action. Proposals on future retention policy are set out in the public consultation paper 'Keeping the right people on the DNA Database' published on 7 May 2009.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c912W; 283525
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Databases Fingerprints
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk