Many AS Law students will recall the argument about the way that the government used a statutory instrument to bring in laws that provide powers for the police to collect DNA. Under present laws, the DNA profiles of everyone arrested for a recordable offence in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, are kept on the database regardless of whether they are charged or convicted. This applying whether the accused is adult or child/teenager.Seventeen judges in The European Court of Human Rights have unanimously ruled that such government action is a breach of human rights. This decision will now force the government to review its law. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7764069.stm more »
It has been claimed that a senior Conservative MP has been arrested for "doing his job".
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