Data including family trees and birth years have been stolen
What used to require a specialist lab can now be done in a box, researchers tell Computing
Agency is now seeking private sector partners for technology it will launch in spring 2012
Government is fighting demands for retention of DNA
Along with parts of the NPfIT and other costly government IT projects
The issue of DNA profiling is likely to be embroiled in controversy in the run-up to the next election
Home affairs committee to look into claims that the police are arresting suspects to secure DNA for database
Plan to keep innocent people on DNA database for 6 to 12 years dropped to push Bill through Lords
Those arrested but not convicted of serious crimes to stay on database for 12 years
Nearly 1m records could be expunged from DNA database