“Almost one in four black children over 10 have had their profiles placed on the police DNA database. The disclosure has sparked claims from the chair of an influential parliamentary committee that the disparity with white children is undermining social integration.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2009
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“A man suspected of raping a woman 12 years ago cannot face prosecution, as the police have lost the case file.”
BBC News, 28th July 2009
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“‘Flawed scientific thinking’ in the government’s proposed changes to the DNA database will leave it open to further challenges by the courts, experts have said, in a stark attack on Home Office plans to overhaul the current system.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2009
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“Last December the European Court of Human Rights decided in S and Marper v The United Kingdom that the retention by the State of DNA profiles is a breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. That is because information about people arrested for, or charged with, an offence but not subsequently convicted, is kept on the national DNA database for an unlimited period of time. The Government has accepted the judgment of the European court and announced that it will change the law to ensure compliance. But its proposed method of doing so is unsatisfactory and needs reconsideration.”
The Times, 2nd July 2009
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“DNA samples are being taken from children in a London borough at the rate of nearly one a day, figures show.”
BBC News, 8th June 2009
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“The case of one of the most notorious murderers in British history, Hawley Crippen, is to be referred to the Court of Appeal, where the infamous doctor may secure a posthumous pardon 99 years after he was hanged.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
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“Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, has been warned that the government risks further damaging the public’s faith in politics after it emerged that plans for the police to keep innocent people’s DNA profiles for up to 12 years will become law without a Commons vote.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2009
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“The first man jailed using DNA evidence has won an appeal against his 30-year minimum sentence for murdering two Leicestershire schoolgirls.”
BBC News, 14th May 2009
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“The government’s plans to reform the national DNA database were condemned yesterday by lawyers for the two innocent men whose European court victory forced ministers to change the rules.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2009
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“A teacher has won a High Court battle to have his DNA destroyed after he was unlawfully arrested by police when accused of assault by a pupil.”
The Times, 7th May 2009
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“The DNA profiles of people released without charge or found not guilty by a court could be stored for up to 12 years on a national police database.”
The Times, 7th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, will publish plans this week for the destruction of the DNA profiles of nearly a million innocent people from the police national database. The government’s response follows a ruling by the European court of human rights last year that the practice of retaining the DNA profiles was illegal.”
The Guardian, 3rd May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The head of the organisation that investigates alleged miscarriages of justice has ordered an urgent review of cases where DNA evidence is involved to find whether there are long-term prisoners whose innocence could now be scientifically proved.”
The Guardian, 5th May 2009
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“The inventor of the genetic technology behind the national DNA database says it risks losing support because it holds the records of innocent people.”
BBC News, 15th April 2009
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“The inventor of genetic fingerprinting, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, today warns that the government is putting at risk public support for the DNA national database by holding the genetic details of hundreds of thousands of innocent people.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The DNA records of innocent people should be deleted from the national database, the Conservatives have said.”
The Independent, 6th April 2009
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“A man who spent almost three decades behind bars had his conviction for rape and murder quashed by the court of appeal today.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2009
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“A man who has spent 27 years behind bars for murder will have the safety of his conviction reviewed by top judges today in the light of new DNA evidence.”
The Independent, 18th March 2009
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“A prisoner who could be freed after DNA evidence cast doubt over his conviction has apologised for wrongly confessing to murder in 1979.”
BBC News, 16th March 2009
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“For 27 years the mother of a young barmaid had believed her daughter’s rapist and killer was behind bars. In the last few days it has become clear to Mary Sedotti that the man who strangled her daughter in the early hours of a December morning 30 years ago has never been caught.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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