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Proceeding contribution from Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Protection of Freedoms Bill.

Protection of Freedoms Bill

No I do not agree, and my hon. Friend will see that that will not be the case if he looks at the many provisions in the Bill setting out the circumstances in which people's DNA can be retained. I come back to the fundamental issue, which is whether we think it is right for the DNA profile of innocent people to be retained on the database. Before and since the election, both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have consistently taken the view that it is not right for the DNA of innocent people to be retained on the database, but that it is right for guilty people's DNA to be retained. The last Labour Government did not do that.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
524 c206 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Data protection Databases Counter-terrorism Criminal records CCTV Biometrics Fraud Juries Electronic surveillance Homosexuality Fingerprints DNA Immobilisation of vehicles Freedom of expression Local government National security Parking Powers of entry Protection Police Vetting Schools Stop and search Vulnerable adults Information Commissioner's Office
Legislation
Protection of Freedoms Bill 2010-12
Link
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