Home Office will not back down on DNA database
Government is fighting demands for retention of DNA
The Home Office has refused to back down in the face of a concerted campaign from Labour MPs to retain the DNA profiles of suspects, who are not subsequently convicted, on the DNA database. Junior Home...
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