Sunday January 17, 2010
DNA profiles removed at rate of only one a day
Craig Woodhouse
Press Association
Innocent people's DNA profiles are being removed from the national database at a rate of barely one a day, figures showed today.
Home Office minister Alan Campbell said just 377 profiles were deleted in 2009 after appeals to police chiefs.
Liberal Democrat policing spokesman Paul Holmes, who uncovered the figures through a written parliamentary question, described the situation as a "disgrace".
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