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This page contains briefing paper ps/07/06 on the use of the national DNA database.
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Parliamentary briefing on the use of the national DNA database
ps/07/06
24 February 2006
MPA briefing paper
Author: Ruth Hastings Iqball, Committee Officer, MPA
This briefing paper has been prepared to inform members and staff. It is not a committee report and no decisions are required.
Summary
Over 3 million DNA profiles from individuals are now on the National DNA Database® (NDNAD). Whilst there is overall support for the Database as an intelligence tool, there is a need to balance the benefits to society and individual rights. The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology has issued a briefing paper providing an overview of the NDNAD and covering issues such as the retention of the database and the extraction of information from of samples and ethical oversight of DNA. The newsletter can be found at www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn258.pdf
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