Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board
The Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board provides governance and oversight over the operation of the National DNA Database (NDNAD) and the National Fingerprint Database (IDENT1).
The Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board comprises representatives of the:
- National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC)
- Home Office
- Association of Police and Crime Commissioners
- Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group
- Forensic Science Regulator
- Information Commissioner’s Office
- Biometrics Commissioner
- Scottish Biometrics Commissioner
- police and devolved administrations of Scotland and Northern Ireland
Other members may also be invited.
Forensic Information Databases documents
Read reports, guidance and statistics from the Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board, and the Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board Annual Report for April 2021 to March 2022
Chair
Deputy Chief Constable Ben Snuggs of Thames Valley Police is the current chair of the Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board on behalf of the NPCC. He is also the national lead for Hostage and Crisis Negotiation, having been a negotiator for 8 years. Ben is a Strategic Firearms Commander, Counter Terrorism (CT) Commander and member of the national cadre of Chief Officers who assume overall tactical command for resolving CT incidents.
Minutes
See the National Archives website for minutes from September 2018 and earlier.
Minutes older than 2014 are available on the National Archives website.