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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to legislate to require all UK Police forces to delete DNA data from persons not convicted of an offence. More details
Submitted by Arron Fitzgerald – Deadline to sign up by: 22 May 2007 – Signatures: 751
The Police, with government support, are building a DNA database without Parliamentary or public consent. This is being achieved by collecting DNA data during the arrest procedure, and subsequently retaining this information, in perpetuity, even if a person is later released without charge or acquitted. We believe this is an unjustified accumulation of private data by the State, which erodes the presumption of innocence and feeds a culture of authoritarianism.
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