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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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