National DNA Database Ethics Group annual report 2016
The 9th annual report by the National DNA Database Ethics Group.
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The 2016 annual report includes updates on:
- the use of next generation sequencing technologies
- a pilot project on the international exchange of DNA
- the development of a set of high level ethical principles for stakeholders
- the retention and use of custody images
- the role of forensics in achieving criminal justice outcomes
- developments in rapid DNA and Y-Short Tandem Repeat technologies
- ground-truth databases
- DNA paternity testing for child maintenance cases