Government plans to keep innocent people's DNA on database

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Those arrested but not convicted of serious crimes to stay on database for 12 years

The police say the DNA database is vital in fighting crime The government today announced plans to keep innocent people on the DNA database despite a landmark ruling by the European Court of Huma...

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