Keeping the Right People on the Database: Science and Public Protection

By wiganshale

Dear Respondent

 Thank you for taking the time to respond to the consultation paper titled “Keeping the Right People on the Database: Science and Public Protection” that closed on the 7th August 2009.   The consultation intended to promote public debate on how long we should retain fingerprints and DNA setting out the benefits of DNA and fingerprints in detecting offenders and helping to bring them to justice.

 The summary of responses to the consultation paper is published today and is available on the Home Office website www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/cons-2009-dna-database/.  The paper also sets out the Governments proposals for implemeting the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of S and Marper and for improving the governance and accountability around biometric data.

 Yours sincerely

 Andrew Sadler

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