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Government revises DNA database plans

Parliamentary reporter

06 May 2009 • 1 min read

Nearly 1m records could be expunged from DNA database

Innocent citizens will have their DNA record removed from polica database Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is set to announce a government climb down over the retention of DNA data on the Police natio...

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