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Proceeding contribution from Diane Abbott (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 10 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3).


Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)

I will of course be supporting the amendment in the Lobby tonight, but is the Minister aware that the professor who devised the use of DNA detection processes, Professor Jeffreys, is against keeping the DNA of innocent people? He argues that the amount of DNA that has to be held for that purpose and the intrusion of civil liberties that that brings is not justified by the marginal improvements in detection.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
533 c106-7 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Civil liberties Data protection Criminal proceedings Databases Counter-terrorism CCTV Biometrics Crime prevention Appeals Arrests Land DNA Immobilisation of vehicles Fixed penalties Motor vehicles Parking Personal records Parking offences Automatic number plate recognition
Legislation
Protection of Freedoms Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk