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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 May 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 May 2011. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Monday, 18 July 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.


DNA: Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what categorisation her Department assigns to the police work undertaken by (a) missing persons units and (b) the National DNA Database.
Answer

[holding answer 9 May 2011]: In their recent report 'Demanding Times', Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) defined and categorised police roles. The report can be found at:"www.hmic.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Thematics/THM_20110330.pdf"Work on the national DNA database is outside of the scope of the HMIC definition.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
54715; 531 c654W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Written Questions: Government Responses
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Deployment Police
Link
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