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The type of information people have matters Big 'Big Brother' headline today, on the front of the Daily Mail. A written answer to a question from the Liberal Democrats shows the number of DNA profiles on the National DNA Database (NDNA), as of 25 October, to be about 4.5 million profiles. I can't find the full written answer online yet, but here's some more coverage of it. Some are duplicates - but the proportion of the population on there seems to be about 6-7%.This isn't really news. The Home Office website proudly boasts that it is... from : petebradwell 5th November 2007
Did Columbo need DNA? There's some coverage on the BBC website of the 'DNA database' - the store that since 2004 has held the DNA of anyone arrested for a recordable offence. Apparently it's the biggest in the world - 5.2% of the country is on it. Part of this revolves around whether taking select samples of DNA (only from those arrested) is an equitable way to compile a database. The issues range from whether it is right that DNA can be kept on record even if the person is not charged (which is what happens now)... from : petebradwell 5th September 2007
BBC NEWS | UK | All UK 'must be on DNA database' BBC NEWS | UK | All UK 'must be on DNA database' from : petebradwell 5th September 2007