Re: T26410/8

Dear Mr Anderson

Thank you for your e-mail dated 21^st December 2008 in which you ask for information on the S and Marper European Court of Human Rights case and the number of DNA and fingerprint samples that have been deleted.

I regret that we were unable to send you a full response to your request within 20 working days, as required by the Freedom of Information Act. This is because we are still considering your information request.

Should you have any queries about the handling of your information request then please do not hesitate to contact me. I would like to apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience that this may cause. I would like to assure you that we are dealing with your request as a matter of urgency, and that we will send you a full reply as soon as possible. We now aim to send you a full reply by 20^th March 2009.

If you have any queries about the handling of your information request in the meantime then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,