Corporate report

National DNA Database biennial report, 2018 to 2020

The National DNA Database biennial report 2018 to 2020 reviews the work of the last 2 years.

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National DNA Database: biennial report, 2018 to 2020

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National DNA Database: biennial report, 2018 to 2020 (print-ready PDF)

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Details

This report includes information on the National Fingerprint Database policing collections and the National DNA Database. It includes:

  • information on the functioning of the databases
  • figures on the databases including data on the numbers of records retained on the databases and the numbers of matches generated on the databases in the two years
  • information on how the databases support the detection of crime, showing the outcomes of searches of data through real life examples
  • a section on the technological developments in the two years and also those which are forthcoming
  • a summary of the retention framework for DNA and fingerprints set out under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012)
  • a summary of the record deletion process for requesting early deletion
Published 2 September 2020