So far I have read that when a person charged for an offense, even if found not guilty and cleared, his DNA and fingerprints were only kept if it was a serious or violent crime. Then I read that only if it is an imprisonable offense. Recently I read its only kept if its an 'arrestable' offense, which could be anything! Is the truth that it doesnt matter, as long as your fingerprints/DNA is taken, even if you are found not guilty they will be kept. So why wasnt this mentioned from the beginning?What is the true DNA situation in England and are the public misled?
Before 2001, the police could take DNA samples during investigations but had to destroy the samples and the records derived from them on the Database if the people concerned were acquitted or charges were not proceeded with.
The law was changed in 2001 to remove this requirement, and changed again in 2004 so that DNA samples could be taken from anyone arrested for a recordable offence and detained in a police station.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/science-res鈥?/a>
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